iPhone Malware - iPhone/Privacy.A

iPhone Malware – iPhone/Privacy.A

By Mac Hack PC 12 November 2009 View Comments

First Malicious iPhone Malware has been detected. Which is much more dangerous than the ikee worm /rockroll iPhone Virus. This hacker tool, which Intego identifies as iPhone/Privacy.A, takes advantage of the same vulnerability in the iPhone as the ikee worm, allowing hackers to connect to any jailbroken iPhone or iPod touch (iPhones or iPod touches hacked to allow installation of software other than through iTunes) whose owners have not changed the root password.

Privacy Illustration

For all Non-Jailbroken iPhone users need not worry about this malware, this malware can only get into those Jailbroken iPhone with SSH running on it and the root password is alpine (Which is the default password).

This malware is so dangerous because, it allows a hacker to silently copy a treasure trove of user data from a compromised iPhone: e-mail, contacts, SMSs, calendars, photos, music files, videos, as well as any data recorded by any iPhone app. Unlike the ikee worm, which signals its presence by changing the iPhone’s wallpaper, this hacker tool gives no indication that it has invaded an iPhone.

It is very important that you change your root password. Just follow these steps to change your default password.

Launch Cydia
Install Mobile Terminal from Cydia
Once installed, start Terminal from your iPhone
Now type “su root” and hit return
Enter your password “alpine” and hit return – by default is “alpine”
Now enter “passwd root” and hit return
Now, it will prompt you to enter NEW PASSWORD.
Enter NEW PASSWORD.
Confirm your New password again

Hackers using this tool will install it on a computer – Mac, PC, Unix or Linux – then let it work. It scans the network accessible to it, and when it finds a jailbroken iPhone, breaks into it, then steals data and records it.

Recommendations:

FIRST and most important – Change the default password.
When you are not using SSH – Turn it off (Install SBSettings from Cydia and you can use the toggle to Turn ON and OFF)
Be very careful when joining any Public WiFi Network.

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