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• Apple patches iOS flaw that threatens encrypted traffic

  Apple on Monday issued a new patch that fixes a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to spoof an X.509 certificate used to encrypt web sessions on 4.3.4 iOS devices.

• Hackers claim 'jailbreak' victory with PS3 USB key

  In the four years since Sony's PlayStation 3 has been with us, it's never been hacked to play pirated games--until now, that is, if claims by hacker group PSJailbreak prove true.

• The Web-based iOS jailbreak tool- how does it work?

  Hot on the heels of the U.S. Copyright office declaring jailbreaking smartphones legal, a new web-based iOS jailbreak tool has surfaced. The new tool makes the jailbreaking process leaps and bounds simpler than past PC-based tools.

• Hackers edge toward unlocking iPhone 4 OS and network

  The hacker group known as iPhone Dev-Team apparently is close to unlocking iPhone 4 in order to run unofficial apps and to use other GSM cellular networks besides AT&T.

• Unteathered jailbreak for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch

  A new jailbreak for iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touches has been released, mere days after of the iPad 3G release in the US. Called Spirit, this hack lets you jailbreak your Apple mobile devices without connecting them to a computer. While this isn't a carrier unlock (the iPad 3G has no carrier lock, and has been hacked to accept a trimmed-down T-Mobile SIM and natively send SMS), the jailbreak lets you get applications from sources outside of the Apple App Store and otherwise customize your iPhone or iPad experience.

• Apple banning hackers from the App Store?

  A curious thing happened recently to two prominent iPhone hackers: Upon trying to log in to the iPhone's App Store, they get error messages saying their Apple ID was banned for "security reasons."

• How long before the iPad is jailbroken?

  Last week the Apple launched its latest gizmo: The iPad. But a question we have is how long before it is jailbroken?

• 21 apps Apple doesn't want on your iPhone

  Apple doesn't want you to use them, but the following 21 apps today run only on jailbroken iPhones.

• Jailbroken iPhones the target of new malicious worm - updated: new password revealed

  A new iPhone worm is on the loose and this time it has a sting in it’s tail – it’s malicious.

• New Malware Affects Jailbroken iPhones

  Late last week, an Australian hacker dubbed ikee deployed the Rickrolling worm - a harmless and humorous worm that installs a picture of 80s one hit wonder Rick Astley to affected users' home screens. Rickrolling serves not so much as malware but as a warning to jailbreak users who have installed SSH in order to gain root access to their iPhone's file system from the internet but have neglected to change the default password, even though not doing so is clearly warned against in the installation documentation.

• New iPhone malware steals data from jailbroken phones

  Another piece of dangerous code that attacks iPhones has been found, although it puts at risk only a very small subset of the smartphone's users.

• iPhone security problems bring new risks

  In just four days, not one but two worms targeting the iPhone have emerged. Both of the worms target the same vulnerability, a default password in the SSH server that is installed on jail-broken iPhones. While one worm is a mostly a nuisance, the second siphons personal information from the iPhone, which makes it a serious identity theft threat.

• Hackers pillage jailbroken iPhones

  Hackers are plundering personal data from jailbroken iPhones using the tactic demonstrated last week by an Australian programmer's self-described "prank," researchers said today.

• Jailbreaking puts iPhone owners at risk, says researcher

  Jailbroken iPhones are much easier to hijack, a noted security researcher said today, and the proof is in the worm that has infected some Australian phones.

• iPhone 'rickroll' worm is no threat to most users

  The first worm to infect the iPhone will not affect most users of Apple's smartphone, despite worrying reports. The ikee worm only affects jailbroken iPhones, representing a minority percentage of iPhones on the market.