New iPhone Worm Wants User's Bank Passwords
Posted By admin On November 23, 2009 @ 5:33 pm In All,Software | No Comments
A second iPhone worm virus has been found by security [1] company F-Secure. It is specifically targeting people in the Netherlands [2] who are using their iPhones for internet banking with Dutch online bank ING.
It redirects the bank's customers to a site with a log-in screen (). The worm attacks "jailbroken" phones - a modification which enables the user to run non-Apple approved software [4] on their handset. Only handsets with installed SSH (secure shell) are at risk. SSH is a file-transfer program that enables users to remotely connect to their phones. It comes with a default password [5], 'alpine [6]' which should be changed.
Here is a tutorial [7] how to change the default SSH password and minimize the risk.
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[1] security: http://iphoneroot.com/tag/security/
[2] the Netherlands: http://iphoneroot.com/tag/the-netherlands/
[3] phishing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing
[4] software: http://iphoneroot.com/category/software/
[5] password: http://iphoneroot.com/tag/password/
[6] alpine: http://iphoneroot.com/tag/alpine/
[7] tutorial: http://iphoneroot.com/secure-your-jailbroken-iphone/
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