Another hacking tool was released for the iPhone today -- this one is a bit more serious and can steal data (contacts, messages, email, etc). The previous hack released earlier this week would replace the user background with a Rick Astley image.
According to F-Secure's Runald “... we’ve already seen more serious vulnerabilities in the iPhone in a year and a half than we’ve seen in the whole life of Symbian and Windows mobile OSes,”
So why so many hacks against a Apple devices? iPhones are poular. Many people jailbreak their iphones so they can install apps that aren't signed and approved by Apple. It's a much more appealing target for hackers -- much the same as windows PCs have been a more appealing target that Apple for years.
The number of hacks is not so much about the security of the product, but about the desire for a hacker to break it -- if they really want in, they will find a way.
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