A PROFESSIONAL HACKER WHO SET OUT TO demonstrate the lack of security on Apple’s iPhone gave a public speech in Geneva this week telling of his findings.
TheNextWeb.com is reporting today:
New research from a Swiss iPhone developer has exposed a number of exploits that could be used by hackers to sneak spyware into the iTunes store. What’s more, he thinks there may even be spyware on the App Store already.
Nicolas Seriot has created a proof-of-concept app called SpyPhone to show how developers could invade users’ privacy. Seriot’s aim was to create an app that would compromise a user’s private data using only officially sanctioned Apple APIs, no hacking techniques and no links to a user’s Facebook or Twitter account.
Seriot demonstrated how his SpyPhone app could steal a wide variety of user data that could be a goldmine for marketers. This includes:
- The address book (even going as far as editing address book entries without the user’s knowledge)
- Browser history and YouTube searches
- Possible user passwords via keyboard cache records
- A good guess at your location. While a direct request for your location via GPS requires user confirmation, developers can query the maps preferences and weather preferences. A history of some of the places you travel to thanks to your geotagged photos.
CLICK HERE to read the entire article which includes a link to Seriot’s complete presentation.
