"Apple released updates yesterday for iOS on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch to patch flaws that were exploited by the JailbreakMe hack. The author of the JailbreakMe hack responded by making the JailbreakMe source code public--providing malicious developers with the tools they need to attack the iPhone or iPad. The race is on to apply the Apple iOS updates before malicious exploits start circulating." ~ Tony Bradley
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/081210-update-ios-now-malicious-attacks.html?source=nww_rss
This could be very bad for people, being that iOS is on a lot of people's devices. I am not one who looks at open source as a bad thing, however to throw the code out there could spell disaster even for the one that created it. I am a MS and Linux user, but do like what I see from MAC products. This might be what pops Jobs ego for a bit. I know that most people want to fight against MS, I have my problems with it. But there are egos on all sides, and each needs to have a bit of deflation.
Hackers just want a way in, and this just makes it easier.
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