Hijacking All iPhones via SMS

[tarponbeach]

If you get any such text, just put your phone in airplane mode.

[angelsniper45]

has anybody here actually gotten the text? its to pose to be something like [] right?
I wouldnt want apple to rush 3.1, its better if they get more time with it and release a 3.0.1 or 2, that would make more sense, as they are still in beta 3.

[Tramain]

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[Ipheuria]

Originally Posted by canadu

I agree completely with your first paragraph but I gotta say that I am one of those people that push technology because I want to one day just walk out of my house only with my mobile and it serve as my i.d. and money transaction conduit like my debit card. I know we're not there yet but last summer I used my mobile in Tokyo to purchase lunch while I was there for work.
We're not there here in the US but I know Nokia is working on Nokia Money. People will put secure information on their devices and I'm one of those because I trust my device(Iphone has hardware encryption), can remote wipe data with mobileme in seconds, and even if someone would gain access, my bank will not hold me liable for fraudulent charges.
The bigger picture is that Apple needs to get its sh!t together and should have a patch before the how-to is broadcasted to the world.

honestly I understand what you are saying above, if there is a system that has a purpose with the security of the data then fine. I wouldn't use it because I just don't trust any digital storage for certain things that's just my feeling. However what I meant is people who store secure info on their phone, laptop, etc. because they can't remember. I just think it leaves it too open, all of my info is in my wallet and in my head so there is only one way to get at it through my wallet just my point of view.

The whole SMS thing it's good to have the info but I just thing the chances of it hitting me out of the gajillion iPhone users is very slim. So I'd rather Apple incorporate a fix in 3.1 and not rush it out to everyone so it's stable and bug free. I wont be upgrading right away anyway because I need the Jailbreak so I'll just live on the edge LOL also has any Jailbroken people changed their root password?