Re: RE: [Full-disclosure] iPhone has a built-in spyware module?

["Ahmad Elkhatib" <khatib () umich edu>]

> From the sounds of it it seems like backup and restore functionality of your
phone which is being offered by carriers as a value added service to backup
all your contacts,calendar items, tasks etc over the air. So it might have
been that the iphone has that function, but yeah we would need more details
to find out whether it was implemented insecurely or not.


On 7/19/07, Blanchard_Michael () emc com <Blanchard_Michael () emc com> wrote:
> Ok, who has this whitepaper?  I know someone does on this list!  Cough it
> up :-)
>
>   Seriously, I would like to read that whitepaper if anyone has it.  I
> seriously doubt that it's true, but it really gives me that conspiracy itch
> that MUST be scratched :-)
>
>   thanks all!
>     Mike B
>
>
> Michael P. Blanchard
> Antivirus / Security Engineer, CISSP, GCIH, CCSA-NGX, MCSE
> Office of Information Security & Risk Management
> EMC ² Corporation
> 4400 Computer Dr.
> Westboro, MA 01580
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On
> Behalf Of Larry Seltzer
> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 7:56 PM
> To: funsec () linuxbox org
> Subject: [funsec] RE: [Full-disclosure] iPhone has a built-in spyware
> module?
>
> (Cross-posting from F-D. I hate posting on F-D and getting a dozen "out
> of office" and "this guy doesn't work here anymore" responses for my
> trouble.)
>
> >>http://vsiphone.blogspot.com/2007/07/iphone-has-built-in-spyware-modul
> e.html
>
> "Russian hackers found a built-in function which sends all data from an
> iPhone to a specified web-server. Contacts from a phonebook, SMS, recent
> calls, history of Safari browser - all your personal information can be
> stolen."
>
> Does anyone out there believe this? It's a bit ham-handed for Apple.
>
> Larry Seltzer
> eWEEK.com Security Center Editor
> http://security.eweek.com/
> http://blogs.eweek.com/cheap_hack/
> Contributing Editor, PC Magazine
> larryseltzer () ziffdavis com
>
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