Researcher Finds Data Access Flaw in iPhone

A researcher was able to gain unfettered access to
his iPhone 3GS from Ubuntu 10.04. If he connected the device whilst it
was turned off and then turned it on, Ubuntu auto-mounted the file
system and was able to access several folders despite never having
previously been connected to the iPhone. Read the full article. [The H Security]

A researcher was able to gain unfettered access to
his iPhone 3GS from Ubuntu 10.04. If he connected the device whilst it
was turned off and then turned it on, Ubuntu auto-mounted the file
system and was able to access several folders despite never having
previously been connected to the iPhone. Read the full article. [The H Security]

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