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    Dutch Hacker Holds Jailbroken iPhones Hostage For €5 Ransom While Exposing Security Vulnerability

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    11/03/09

    In reply to Dutch Hacker Holds Jailbroken iPhones Hostage For €5 Ransom While Exposing Security Vulnerability
    Link to instructions for changing your SSH password: [www.the-iblog.com]
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Dutch Hacker Holds Jailbroken iPhones Hostage For €5 Ransom While Exposing Security Vulnerability
    I don't know whether to laugh, or not.. #iphonejailbreakhack
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Dutch Hacker Holds Jailbroken iPhones Hostage For €5 Ransom While Exposing Security Vulnerability
    Anyone else notice TMobile as the provider?
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    11/02/09

    @smurf_mania: Yeah, T-mobile is the Netherlands's iPhone carrier.

    Even it it was a US phone its not that big of a deal since you can quite easily do it. #iphonejailbreakhack
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    11/02/09

    @tande04: Not 3G though. Different frequency. EDGE works quite nicely I must say ;)
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    tande04 promoted this comment Edited by biggerx at 11/02/09 10:16 PM biggerx was starred biggerx was unstarred
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    11/02/09

    @biggerx: No, not here, but netherlands yes. #iphonejailbreakhack
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Dutch Hacker Holds Jailbroken iPhones Hostage For €5 Ransom While Exposing Security Vulnerability
    hmm, doesn't jailbreaking an iPhone imply that you have at least the knowledge of how to change the root password on it and use SSH? I thought all jailbreakers were haxorz? #iphonejailbreakhack
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    tande04 promoted this comment yogibimbi was starred yogibimbi was unstarred
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    11/02/09

    @yogibimbi: Not really. Jailbreaking is pretty simple. I didn't have to break the baseband myself.

    I'm not to proud to admit that I had no idea that you could change the root password. #iphonejailbreakhack
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    11/02/09

    @yogibimbi: Nope. With the simple-to-use tools the Dev Team (bless their furry souls) makes, you can jailbreak as long as you can follow simple instructions.

    @tande04: You never SSHed into your device, then? #iphonejailbreakhack
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    11/02/09

    @USB_Humping_Dog: Yeah but I never even thought about changing the password for it.

    I never even really thought about it I guess. I assumed it was hard coded with that password but I guess that doesn't really make much sense now that I think about it. #iphonejailbreakhack
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    11/03/09

    @tande04: Ah. When I was doing my research before SSHing, all the places that told me the standard password also told me to change it from the standard password. #iphonejailbreakhack
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Dutch Hacker Holds Jailbroken iPhones Hostage For €5 Ransom While Exposing Security Vulnerability
    and how can we change the root password? that would be helpful info right? #iphonejailbreakhack
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    jayhawk11 promoted this comment CutePuppyz was starred CutePuppyz was unstarred
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    11/02/09

    @CutePuppyz: Install MobileTerminal, use these commands:

    su
    (default password is "alpine")
    passwd root
    (enter new root password twice)
    passwd mobile
    (enter new password twice. "mobile" is the user account, better secure this too while you're at it)
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    jayhawk11 promoted this comment Edited by dark42 at 11/02/09 9:26 PM dark42 was starred dark42 was unstarred
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    11/02/09

    @dark42: Good info for people who don't know. #iphonejailbreakhack
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    11/02/09

    @jayhawk11: I'm not sure there are very many who don't... #iphonejailbreakhack
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    tande04 promoted this comment Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was starred Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was unstarred
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    11/02/09

    @Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: Really? I had no idea. #iphonejailbreakhack
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Dutch Hacker Holds Jailbroken iPhones Hostage For €5 Ransom While Exposing Security Vulnerability
    He is effectively making you pony up 5 pounds to secure your personal information. This guy is a criminal in my mind.

    Its like saying this:

    "I can get into your house, but I swear I wont do it if you pay me $10 right ow" #iphonejailbreakhack
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    11/02/09

    @vapour: It would be more like saying:
    "You leave your windows unlocked. Give me $10. If you don't pay me it's fine. I have no intention of robbing you, but some people do." #iphonejailbreakhack
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    11/02/09

    @Skyman747: Yep he simply did a service to everyone by showing them there is a security hole and asking for donations for his work. It's actually respectable, it's like the people who make shareware that fully works already and ask for an optional donation.

    The title of this article is a bit misleading...
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    Don Nguyen promoted this comment Edited by Norbs at 11/02/09 9:06 PM Norbs was starred Norbs was unstarred
    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/02/09

    @Norbs: Well, you're stuck with his friendly message unless you pony up the fiver or know how to remove it on your own.

    (Granted now he's posted free removal instructions anyway, so that's moot.) #iphonejailbreakhack
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    11/02/09

    @Rosa Golijan: Ah OK, I miss-understood but honestly he is the friendliest hacker I ever seen. So much worse could have been done. #iphonejailbreakhack
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    11/02/09

    @Norbs: Definitely. The show of remorse by posting the instructions in the end seals that. #iphonejailbreakhack
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    11/02/09

    @Rosa Golijan:

    is see, thats ore reputable. Gizmodo should re-post that just to be clear #iphonejailbreakhack
     Reply
    Rosa Golijan promoted this comment vapour was starred vapour was unstarred
    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/02/09

    @vapour: His instructions, you mean? They are linked in the "Update" part of the post. #iphonejailbreakhack
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Dutch Hacker Holds Jailbroken iPhones Hostage For €5 Ransom While Exposing Security Vulnerability
    Meh, at least SBS makes disabling SSH easy.

    Honestly once you jailbreak, there's really no going back. It's worth it if only for the 5 columns/5 dock icons, and the calendar on my lock screen :p #iphonejailbreakhack
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    Image of SJRNWT SJRNWT
    11/02/09

    In reply to Dutch Hacker Holds Jailbroken iPhones Hostage For €5 Ransom While Exposing Security Vulnerability
    Hackers like this make me proud. This guy isn't really damaging anything permanently, he's simply showing a security loophole in which he doesn't plan to exploit for financial reasons.

    Always makes me grin when I see this type of things... Reminds me of my high school days... But we won't get into that :-) #iphonejailbreakhack
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    Rosa Golijan promoted this comment SJRNWT was starred SJRNWT was unstarred
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    11/02/09

    @SJRNWT: Well, technically he's potentially gaining €5 per phone... #iphonejailbreakhack
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    11/02/09

    @Rosa Golijan: Is he changing their root passwords? Only because if not, these people can secure their phones for free if they do a quick google search. #iphonejailbreakhack
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    11/02/09

    @Rosa Golijan: Meh, €5 is peanuts compared to how much he could have raised it if he was an asshole...

    PS: Rosa, is there any way you can check if I'm on the banned/probation list? Some of my comments are still in the red-- it might just be on Kotaku but I'm not too sure. Thanks. #iphonejailbreakhack
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    11/02/09

    @appletoad: Based on what I'm reading, he's not. So, a factory restore should get rid of the annoying message if I'm not mistaken.

    After that one could take all the steps to secure the phone. #iphonejailbreakhack
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    11/02/09

    @SJRNWT: Based on what I'm seeing, you're an approved commenter on Gizmodo and Lifehacker. Other Gawker sites you're still auditioning for. #iphonejailbreakhack
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    11/02/09

    @Rosa Golijan: Thanks #iphonejailbreakhack
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    11/02/09

    @Rosa Golijan: Yeah, but he said it's optional... I love this guy too, what a Good idea to let people know about unsecured phones and pocket some cash... I hope people respectfully even pay a little more... #iphonejailbreakhack
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Dutch Hacker Holds Jailbroken iPhones Hostage For €5 Ransom While Exposing Security Vulnerability
    Potential break-ins and added bugs (especially in regards to battery life) are the reasons I don't jailbreak my iPhone. If I was to become very unhappy with the iPhone's features for some reason, and jailbreaking would be the only way to get some happiness back, I would probably just switch to another platform rather than jailbreak... #iphonejailbreakhack
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Dutch Hacker Holds Jailbroken iPhones Hostage For €5 Ransom While Exposing Security Vulnerability
    another tip is to turn off SSH if you're not using it.. There's an SBSetting for That! (sic!) #iphonejailbreakhack
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Dutch Hacker Holds Jailbroken iPhones Hostage For €5 Ransom While Exposing Security Vulnerability
    The Netherlands Pirates holding iphones captive? Watch out Somali you might need to kick down some of that ransom, or you might not be able to make that call. Oh wait you use SAT phones. #iphonejailbreakhack
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Dutch Hacker Holds Jailbroken iPhones Hostage For €5 Ransom While Exposing Security Vulnerability
    Update: doiop.com/iHacked has been taken down due to 'spam'. #iphonejailbreakhack
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Dutch Hacker Holds Jailbroken iPhones Hostage For €5 Ransom While Exposing Security Vulnerability
    By the way, you can avoid this by disabling SSH.

    oh& Rosa, you have a jailbroken iPhone? Nice .

    /highfive
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    Rosa Golijan promoted this comment Edited by appletoad at 11/02/09 8:35 PM appletoad was starred appletoad was unstarred
    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/02/09

    @appletoad: My 3G is jailbroken, my 3GS is a virgin.

    Also, added the mention about disabling SSH, thank you. #iphonejailbreakhack
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Dutch Hacker Holds Jailbroken iPhones Hostage For €5 Ransom While Exposing Security Vulnerability
    Ha. This guy is win. I bet money Apple will use this example as propaganda in their anti-jailbreaking campaign. #iphonejailbreakhack
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Dutch Hacker Holds Jailbroken iPhones Hostage For €5 Ransom While Exposing Security Vulnerability
    Nice little "wallpaper" collection you have on here... it would be a real shame if anything were to happen to it. #iphonejailbreakhack
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