Charlie Miller and Collin Mulliner two researchers demonstrated at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference how he can turn an iPhone using a simple series of SMS specially trained. Once they fully received, the remote user can take control of the iPhone remotely like making phone calls, surf, turn on the camera or microphone, or send other SMS to spread a little more massive new SMS. Ambiance.
PCI IN pact iphone mobile :- According to Forbes, Miller and Mullins were notified this security bug to Apple a month ago, but the company has still not published the patch and did not bother to respond to requests from our colleagues. "SMS is a vector incredible attacks on mobile phones, all I need is your phone number. I do not even need you clicked on a link or something else. " The researchers add: "Anyone who can quickly take control of all the iPhone in the world with this method" No details were given, however far into the attack, but it has been confirmed by Cnet which a journalist has acted as a guinea pig.
Android and Windows too
But researchers say the two have yet found a "bug SMS" on Windows Mobile that allows you to take remote control of the platform using the same media. Google Android and iPhone again, another way to attack always a series of SMS can disconnect the network device for 10 seconds. By leveraging these trains SMS, it comes to making the device useful as a cinder block.
No patch for now
Relief: a hundred SMS shall be sent to make the bug in memory management, exploitable. But only the first SMS is visible (it manifests itself as a small square). Council rigorously given by the researchers: upon receipt of such mail, it is best to turn off his iPhone.
