Hackers could fool unsuspecting people into believing malicious code was from Apple
MobileCrunch has the story, which says anonymous hackers have reported a flaw in iPhone's security armour that is potentially quite serious, giving ne'er-do-well's access to a whole host of device settings.
It basically involves exploiting the iPhone's OTA config file updates procedure, so that nasty bits of code can pass themselves off as being from a trusted source, including Apple.
Once accepted and installed, the malicious code can alter proxy settings, email settings etc.
As MobileCrunch says, let's hope this one's quickly fixed.
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