Security consultants report iPhone flaw
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Jul 23, 2007 at 7:20am
A team of computer security consultants say they have found a flaw in the iPhone that allows them to take control of the device, reports The New York Times. The researchers, working for Independent Security Evaluators, a company that tests its clients’ computer security by hacking it, said that they could take control of iPhones through a WiFi connection or by tricking users into going to a web site that contains malicious code.
The hack, the first reported, allowed them to tap personal information the phones contain. Although Apple built considerable security measures into its device, Charles Miller, the principal security analyst for the firm, told The New York Times.
“Once you did manage to find a hole, you were in complete control,” he said.
The firm, based in Baltimore, alerted Apple about the vulnerability this week and recommended a software patch that could solve the problem. A spokeswoman for Apple, Lynn Fox, told The New York Times that “Apple takes security very seriously and has a great track record of addressing potential vulnerabilities before they can affect users. We’re looking into the report submitted by I.S.E. and always welcome feedback on how to improve our security.”
There is no evidence that this flaw had been exploited or that users had been affected.
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