Another iPhone worm has surfaced to wreak havoc on jailbroken handsets, conning folk into forking over their bank details. We’ve got the solution to prevent infection right here, along with all the details.
It’s only affected a small number of users in the Netherlands so far, but the Duh worm, which can self-replicate over Wi-Fi networks, is much more malicious than the first, rickrolling abuse of the cracked iPhone OS. Anyone using a jailbroken iPhone to bank with the Dutch ING Direct is taken to a fake log-in page, where their details are promptly pilfered.
New iPhone worm swipes personal details
The new iPhone worm takes advantage of the same vulnerability as the last one, meaning that anyone who hasn’t changed their jailbroken iPhone’s root password is at risk. The instructions to rectify this are here, and while this particular worm isn’t a risk in the UK, this is unlikely the last we’ll see of it, so it’s well worth securing yourself now.
