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Who in their right mind keep a server running with default usernames/passwords on the default port....


I doubt that jailbroken iPhones are alone in this. It's possible, specially if iPhones have a ssh server running, that this could happen on non-jailbroken iPhones also.
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... WHAT?  Ceridan | 11/03/09
I'm pretty sure it takes advantage of..  AzuMao | 11/03/09
My understanding is  Real World | 11/03/09
I see  Ceridan | 11/03/09
Glad to read that.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 11/03/09
HUH?!?!  mr.zachcoffman@... | 11/04/09
I''M considering a Jail-Broken phone  nevthaman | 11/04/09
Good for you!  mr.zachcoffman@... | 11/04/09
Unbelievable  frabjous | 11/07/09
Extortion?  AzuMao | 11/08/09
Huh.  AzuMao | 11/04/09
Again...  mr.zachcoffman@... | 11/04/09
If that's the case, you aren't affected by this.  AzuMao | 11/05/09
But any iProduct is completely impregnable  kaninelupus | 11/05/09
Of course  rm.squires@... | 11/05/09
ever heard of the command 'passwd'?  Richie086 | 11/05/09
Just one question...  nick.holmes | 11/03/09
True  gnesterenko | 11/03/09
Old news.  Intellihence | 11/03/09
I for one  seaniepie | 11/03/09
True!  Intellihence | 11/03/09
What exactly is "unethical" about it?  croberts | 11/03/09
Nothing unethical..  AzuMao | 11/03/09
Only in idiot world  blueskip | 11/03/09
Are we reading the same article, blueskip?  AzuMao | 11/03/09
Lock the door  blueskip | 11/03/09
Sorry, misunderstood your post.  AzuMao | 11/03/09
So when Microsoft  blueskip | 11/03/09
That's easy,  lazerousz | 11/03/09
I'm fairly sure that in the iPhone EULA..  AzuMao | 11/04/09
I didn't agree to  blueskip | 11/04/09
Extortion  CobraA1 | 11/03/09
Extortion?  AzuMao | 11/03/09
The defacement was the coercion  nick.holmes | 11/03/09
Wrong  blueskip | 11/03/09
Meh  AzuMao | 11/03/09
amen  ggossett001 | 11/03/09
Semantics  GoodNewOnly | 11/03/09
I disagree  blueskip | 11/03/09
BS!... the difference is...  dominigan | 11/04/09
I doubt it ...  charrisgw | 11/04/09
not Semantics  iamanerd | 11/03/09
That's a bad comparison  AzuMao | 11/03/09
I don't think it's against the LAW to jailbreak your iPhone.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 11/03/09
Maybe  AzuMao | 11/04/09
Trespassing...  tim@... | 11/04/09
Since when does sending something mail  AzuMao | 11/04/09
iamanerd - careful with the legal opinions  dwightmoody | 11/17/09
Have to agree  TheLandYacht | 11/04/09
Not so sure  voska1 | 11/05/09
I agree!!  blueskip | 11/03/09
That's EXACTLY right!  blueskip | 11/03/09
Boring...  AzuMao | 11/03/09
LOL  blueskip | 11/04/09
Extortion???  nimrod666 | 11/03/09
....  Badgered | 11/05/09
You need permission to do something nice?  sillygirl982 | 11/03/09
No. The kid was using MS tactics. Being unethical is not cool.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 11/03/09
Re; Texting costs some folks 50 cents.  hkommedal | 11/03/09
And neither are you.  mustangj36@... | 11/04/09
Apple in the real world... ouch.  cquirke | 11/03/09
I say ignore. You jailbreak it, you take ALL responsibility! (NT)  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 11/03/09
They will spin it...  mr.zachcoffman@... | 11/05/09
LOL! You're kidding....right?  eMJayy | 11/03/09
I agree I can't even believe he asked the question...nt  USTechHead | 11/03/09
Just so I understand you  croberts | 11/03/09
There is a difference between these  cholzwarth | 11/03/09
You're right  blueskip | 11/03/09
Valid argument...  dominigan | 11/04/09
@dominigan  JM1981 | 11/04/09
not really......  iamanerd | 11/03/09
I can write a law you can't breathe  blueskip | 11/03/09
Nope. Not illegal to jailbreak. Just unwise. Warranty void. (NT)  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 11/03/09
Thing is, you don't own the software nowadays, you rent it.  AzuMao | 11/03/09
So you leave your front door open, a salesman walks in  USTechHead | 11/03/09
He sent a message  blueskip | 11/03/09
sending messages are not illegal  iamanerd | 11/03/09
Well, sending messages without permission SHOULD be illegal.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 11/03/09
@ No More__: This was in Europe. Only SENDER pays the SMS.  hkommedal | 11/03/09
Nope...  dominigan | 11/04/09
No More Microsoft Software Ever!  JM1981 | 11/04/09
Dam and other structures that hold **** ......  iamanerd | 11/03/09
Epic fail. Your comparison is wrong on SO many levels.  AzuMao | 11/03/09
Epic fail Part 2, so are your assumptions.  LeeC | 11/03/09
Part 2 discontinued. Try again.  AzuMao | 11/03/09
jailbreaker = pirate = BIG YES!  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 11/03/09
On the contrary..  AzuMao | 11/03/09
@No More Microsoft  athynz | 11/04/09
This would be true if...  mr.zachcoffman@... | 11/05/09
To your second post...( locked )  mr.zachcoffman@... | 11/05/09
On the contrary... NO YOU ARE WRONG AGAIN  mr.zachcoffman@... | 11/05/09
@last three angry comments in a row  AzuMao | 11/05/09
Let's put it this way:  athynz | 11/03/09
OK  blueskip | 11/03/09
The law is not for outlaws.  AzuMao | 11/03/09
Re; To get rid of this message. NO. Not so.  hkommedal | 11/03/09
Apple's Jail is a nice safe...  arminw | 11/03/09
lol  AzuMao | 11/03/09
Not quite. More like bying WIn7 Home and 'breaking it' to work as Pro. (NT)  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 11/03/09
The point is  AzuMao | 11/04/09
And if you did just that, MS could have  JM1981 | 11/04/09
At least I have a comfy bed & breakfast suite.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 11/03/09
True!  lauralang | 11/03/09
OR-it may be unethical to send text mssg advertizing! (NT)  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 11/03/09
iPhone Text-Marketing....  Rezinunts | 11/05/09
This is...  pwn0tr0n | 11/04/09
Nothing on your list....  Rezinunts | 11/05/09
Defacement of private property.  nick.holmes | 11/03/09
above is reply to croberts. (NT)  nick.holmes | 11/03/09
So if you had a choice..  AzuMao | 11/03/09
Doesn't matter.  CobraA1 | 11/03/09
Pretend?  AzuMao | 11/03/09
So that would make ok  bigsibling | 11/03/09
Nope  AzuMao | 11/03/09
That's not what he did  blueskip | 11/03/09
Lemme put it this way:  CobraA1 | 11/03/09
I'm sure if his code did anything else  AzuMao | 11/03/09
That's exactly right  blueskip | 11/03/09
heh, no it wouldn't . . .  CobraA1 | 11/03/09
CobraA1, you would be an idiot then.  AzuMao | 11/03/09
So do it already.  CobraA1 | 11/03/09
Okay  AzuMao | 11/03/09
Well we have religous people that get taken  JM1981 | 11/04/09
Paying him to tell you how to fix it was also voluntary.  AzuMao | 11/05/09
Thank you!  blueskip | 11/03/09
Its a protection racket.  nick.holmes | 11/03/09
A Dutch teenager  perronne | 11/03/09
There is a process to the law, even when leniency is shown.  nick.holmes | 11/03/09
I think I would start  blueskip | 11/03/09
Law  AzuMao | 11/03/09
Again you are also oblivious to the law  blueskip | 11/03/09
Why in the world...????  dominigan | 11/04/09
Then that would  blueskip | 11/04/09
Yes but . . .  sillygirl982 | 11/03/09
The problem is...  arminw | 11/03/09
So go in Mr. Roberts house, because he left  USTechHead | 11/03/09
He said pay me or don't I don't care...  JM1981 | 11/04/09
RE: iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded  Fridolyn | 11/03/09
Don't blame the victims!  nick.holmes | 11/03/09
Victims?  Oregon_Polar | 11/03/09
Victims?  oncall | 11/03/09
Horrible analogy.  AzuMao | 11/03/09
Last time I checked  oncall | 11/03/09
Not nearly as much of a dumb-- as  AzuMao | 11/03/09
Where is the Malicious intent in this case?  JM1981 | 11/04/09
Did you mother never tell you - two wrongs dont make a right  nick.holmes | 11/03/09
Didn't you mother ever tell you...  blueskip | 11/03/09
Two wrongs? There is only one wrong here.  AzuMao | 11/03/09
On what planet  oncall | 11/03/09
Hacking? The only hacking that occurred was by the pirates  AzuMao | 11/03/09
"Victim"?  AzuMao | 11/03/09
@AzuMao  athynz | 11/04/09
If you're smart enough to come up with all those reasons  AzuMao | 11/05/09
I dont blame the victims - well not realy  Fridolyn | 11/03/09
Totally agree  trefire | 11/04/09
Repeating your illogical assertion makes it no less illogical! - NT  raycote | 11/03/09
legally did he do anything wrong?  ca1ic0cat | 11/03/09
With just this story to go by, I'd guess the kid will go free.  softwareFlunky | 11/03/09
What do you want for free? Your money back?  griffariff | 11/03/09
Are you aware of exactly what jailbreaking is?  athynz | 11/03/09
In the same way all warez/pirating/file-sharing does.  AzuMao | 11/03/09
You could make the same argument  oncall | 11/03/09
Could make the same argument? I just did.  AzuMao | 11/03/09
Okay  athynz | 11/04/09
Jailbreaking  griffariff | 11/04/09
You've got it wrong, and here's why;  AzuMao | 11/03/09
According to the story...  griffariff | 11/04/09
Look at the screenshot. It's definitely text.  AzuMao | 11/04/09
Only solidifies reason for iPhone closed system  12grams | 11/03/09
Safe communication is beyond them?  cquirke | 11/03/09
RE: iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded  Loverock Davidson | 11/03/09
What's your IP and administrative password...  olePigeon | 11/03/09
Why do you even need that?  storm14k | 11/03/09
Why would you need his IP?  AzuMao | 11/03/09
So, using your logic...  msalzberg | 11/03/09
No  Loverock Davidson | 11/03/09
Then I guess you have no idea...  msalzberg | 11/03/09
Your statement was not nearly as ridiculous as his.  AzuMao | 11/03/09
Nope. Just another reason not to use warez.  AzuMao | 11/03/09
jailbroken my a%%  ggossett001 | 11/03/09
re: jailbroken my a%%  Mr. Byte | 11/03/09
Wrong.  AzuMao | 11/03/09
RE: iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded  docmurdock | 11/03/09
Alpine  magallanes | 11/03/09
re: alpine  Mr. Byte | 11/03/09
Illegal access to private property.  Narg | 11/03/09
LOL!  AzuMao | 11/03/09
I have to respond to you continual use  steeleblue_cactus | 11/03/09
Following that logic  AzuMao | 11/04/09
no, you just don't get it  athynz | 11/04/09
If I logged in using a default user name and  JM1981 | 11/04/09
missing comments  argon0 | 11/03/09
re: missing comments  Mr. Byte | 11/03/09
Simple  AzuMao | 11/03/09
RE: iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded  samofdetroit | 11/03/09
BZZZZT! Try again!  AzuMao | 11/03/09
This is quite funny ... on more than one level.  Been_Done_Before | 11/03/09
Ya. They say stop hacking your phones with illegal warez.  AzuMao | 11/03/09
RE: iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded  Mr. Byte | 11/03/09
Legality question is not quite so simple  jgpeters | 11/03/09
Yes, it would have been more ethical to simply  AzuMao | 11/03/09
So he was providing a public service? HA HA!  jgpeters | 11/03/09
Yes, very funny.  AzuMao | 11/03/09
I can see your point, but...  jgpeters | 11/03/09
If it's freely available, there's really no problem.  AzuMao | 11/03/09
There is free information on how to install and OS  JM1981 | 11/04/09
Macs and Iphones are invulnerable... period  ckl_88 | 11/03/09
Exactly. So don't try to illegally hack your iPhone to install warez on it.  AzuMao | 11/03/09
Why exactly is an SSH daemon running?  Michael Kelly | 11/03/09
Hmm  Real World | 11/03/09
Not on by default, and not even required after jailbreaking.  AzuMao | 11/03/09
RE: iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded  blueskip | 11/03/09
RE: iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded  blueskip | 11/03/09
This is what happens when you let others raise your children.  Stan57 | 11/03/09
Before running your mouth off like that..  AzuMao | 11/03/09
Before YOU go running off at the mouth like that...  athynz | 11/04/09
Oops.  AzuMao | 11/05/09
The digital world is more complicated than that  jgpeters | 11/03/09
So who brought up Sony?  cquirke | 11/03/09
Sony, right?  AzuMao | 11/05/09
RE: iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded  iamanerd | 11/03/09
RE: iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded  djmik | 11/03/09
Did you read the article?  AzuMao | 11/03/09
RE: iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded  Droid101 | 11/03/09
Opinions - everybody has one and can't wait to share it  EricP_KY | 11/03/09
Yes quite a dramatic change indeed!  AzuMao | 11/03/09
RE: iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded  lauralang | 11/03/09
Amazing  jragosta | 11/03/09
But..  AzuMao | 11/04/09
I agree... Amazingly, you didn't read the story!  dominigan | 11/04/09
ROFL!!!!  AzuMao | 11/04/09
RE: iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded  Intellihence | 11/03/09
RE: iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded  ewelch | 11/03/09
How likely would it be  joe6pack_z | 11/03/09
0% chance  AzuMao | 11/04/09
You know how to use a screwdriver and some other tools...  Andrzej_Ladosz | 11/04/09
RE: iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded  Made28 | 11/04/09
Let me see...  docmurdock | 11/04/09
Read The Thread  stigg101 | 11/04/09
Change in terminology  AzuMao | 11/04/09
agree  Made28 | 11/04/09
pay the kid  ca1ic0cat | 11/04/09
RE: iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded  greetz@... | 11/04/09
RE: iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded  buddy@... | 11/04/09
RE: iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded  trefire | 11/04/09
Cydia tells you exactly how to secure when you install OpenSSH  kb244 | 11/04/09
RE: iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded  kb244 | 11/04/09
knock knock!!!...Whos there?...u been pwned! give me money!!  taiyurshu | 11/04/09
RE: iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded  Dirk6665 | 11/04/09
RE: iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded  azurehi | 11/04/09
RE: iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded  cowen80194 | 11/04/09
very funny trick played on the sheep  Opcom_ | 11/04/09
RE: iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded  TamPogo | 11/04/09
RE: iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded  blueskip | 11/04/09
Anyone considered that jailbreaks could be compromised?  aristotle_z | 11/04/09
RE: iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded  mr.zachcoffman@... | 11/04/09
RE: iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded  mr.zachcoffman@... | 11/04/09
I've read every single comment...  progress76 | 11/04/09
Omg... Rofl...  mr.zachcoffman@... | 11/05/09
RE: iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded  rm.squires@... | 11/05/09
Show us one law...  mr.zachcoffman@... | 11/05/09
Perfect  haz113k | 11/05/09
Apple (the owner of the iPhone and associated technology) seem to disagree.  AzuMao | 11/05/09
RE: iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded  cbruner52@... | 11/06/09
RE: iHacked: jailbroken iPhones compromised, $5 ransom demanded  cbruner52@... | 11/06/09

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