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thelostone
27-10-2010, 06:42 PM
A bug in Apple's iPhone OS gives thieves a way to unlock stolen iPhones and make telephone calls. The flaw was first reported late Friday and is very much like other, similar bugs discovered in iOS over the past few years.
It works on a phone that requires a security passcode before it will work. By hitting the Emergency Call button and then tapping ###, Call and then quickly hitting Lock, he is able to open up the iPhone's Phone program, look up the owner's contacts and make telephone calls to any phone number.
No other iPhone applications are accessible, however, so the bug can't be exploited to, say, send or read email messages.
WebSense Security Manager Patrick Runald said he tried the hack on non-jailbroken versions of the iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS and found it worked on both products. In discussion forums, users say that the bug also affects jailbroken phones. It has apparently been fixed in the Beta 3 version of iOS 4.2.
Apple will fix the problem next month, according to company spokeswoman Trudy Muller. "We're aware of the issue and we will deliver a fix to our customers as part of the iOS 4.2 software update in November," she said.
This isn't the first time that Apple has had to deal with this type of bug.
Apple has already fixed Passcode Lock glitches twice this year, and two years ago the company also had to fix a similar bug. That patch was part of a January 2008 iPhone security update. For some reason the flaw resurfaced when Apple released the iPhone 2.0 a few months later, and Apple again had to issue a patch.

notanotherone
28-10-2010, 07:05 AM
think ill hang back from getting one now :roflmao:

Ureyesonly
28-10-2010, 09:43 AM
think ill hang back from getting one now :roflmao:

This will be fixed in 4.2 next month

notanotherone
28-10-2010, 11:38 AM
This will be fixed in 4.2 next month


ah but the next again month what will happen :roflmao:

Ureyesonly
28-10-2010, 12:16 PM
ah but the next again month what will happen :roflmao:

TBH this bug that lets thieves unlock stolen phones is silly because if they wanted in the phone all they could do is back up wots init then restore it & it's fully open, Apple see this as another chance to close down the jailbreak and 100% your gonna see loads posts around the net sayin ohh no i'v updated my phone is there any jailbreak yet.

Diablo13
28-10-2010, 04:19 PM
The Iphone really is a wonder of technology isn't it!
A true triumph of sell quick at the highest price, then we can make it work properly later! :p

billy8791
30-10-2010, 05:44 PM
think you hit the nail on the head there D
Just like any company really
ACT FIRST THINK LATER