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From Taranfx: Who was that someone shouting loud that only Jailbreaking makes iPhone insecure?  We now have a new App that makes even an UnModified/Virgin iPhone leak personal data like you have never seen before. A Swiss iPhone developer has unveiled a new application that is capable of harvesting huge amounts of personal data from [...]

From Dark Reading’s SophosLabs Insights: The latest iPhone worm is much more malicious than the last one. Rather than the Ikee worm’s trick of changing your wallpaper to a (for some disturbing) image of 1980s pop star Rick Astley, the Duh worm hijacks your jailbroken iPhone, turning it into part of a botnet. As if [...]

From ISC Sans: Those of us who spent our formative years in the 80′s would know, but for those a bit younger, if you have a jailbroken iPhone and are wondering who just appeared as your wallpaper, it’s Rick Astley, a singer who was (at least somewhat) popular in the 80′s.  His video was the [...]

From US-CERT US-CERT is aware of public reports of a phishing attack circulating via email messages that appear to be targeting Apple MobileMe users. These messages claim that there is a problem with the user’s billing information and instruct the user to follow a web link to update personal information. Clicking on this link directs [...]

Ok, so maybe I went a bit far with the title.  Let’s just call it artistic license. Anyways, Apple has announced a new security position dedicated to securing the iPhone in hopes of pursuing the enterprise marketplace.  Is it ready for primetime yet?  Not even close, but Apple’s new focus on security is a step [...]