Mobile Phone Reviews UK

On Wednesday, Apple issued updates on its security features, and within minutes a code is released that is capable of hacking iPhones and iPads and even iPods. Comex that developed JailbreakMe 2.0, released a source code that will help the users to install unauthorized applications on their iPhones. It shows the weakness of the iOS and how it is under constant risk of hacking and security attacks.

Fixing of bugs by Apple seems to be of no use as Comex shown how easily it can enter the field of iOS and take control. What is even more threatening than installing unauthorized applications is that malicious payloads can capture the devices and hamper performance of the units. The users may be fooled to visit the malicious websites or influencing them to click on a malicious test message or email.

F-Secure’s chief Mikko Hypponen twitted that Comex is impressive and dangerous at the same time. It is definitely possible that this work of Comex is used as a tool to gain complete control or root access of all the Apple manufactured devices. The source code can prove to be dangerous and affect the performance of iPads and iPhones badly.

Warning is coming from all quarters. Renowned researcher on Mac vulnerability and “The Mac Hackers Handbook” author, Dino Dai Zovi opined that the release of the jailbreak source makes way for Metasploit, which is an open-source framework for penetration testing that is also used as a tool for hacking.

Apple did the patch update for iPhone 3G or 3GS that are running on the iOS 2.0 or later and also on the iPod Touch that is running on iOS 2.1. The early models like iPod Touch and first generation iPhone lack the patches, which mean these devices are attack prone.