capn_nemo - Slashdot User

Submission + - iphone root exploit

Submitted by

capn_nemo

on Friday November 16, 2007 @07:07PM

capn_nemo writes: "Surprisingly, I haven't seen this on slashdot (yet), but here's a lovely video of Rik Farrow demonstrating how to remotely gain access to his iphone (by clicking on a link to a particular web page). He then demonstrates how to ssh to his phone, start a recording session, then downloads the resulting file and plays it back. Naturally, there are a lot of "yes buts" as to how he does it and how at risk your phone is, but the video is compellingly scary:

gizmodo video

My favorite part about these mobile device exploits is the "even though it looks like it's off" tagline."

Software Bug Halts F-22 Flight 579

Posted by kdawson on Sunday February 25, 2007 @07:35PM from the dare-you-to-cross-this-line dept.

mgh02114 writes "The new US stealth fighter, the F-22 Raptor, was deployed for the first time to Asia earlier this month. On Feb. 11, twelve Raptors flying from Hawaii to Japan were forced to turn back when a software glitch crashed all of the F-22s' on-board computers as they crossed the international date line. The delay in arrival in Japan was previously reported, with rumors of problems with the software. CNN television, however, this morning reported that every fighter completely lost all navigation and communications when they crossed the international date line. They reportedly had to turn around and follow their tankers by visual contact back to Hawaii. According to the CNN story, if they had not been with their tankers, or the weather had been bad, this would have been serious. CNN has not put up anything on their website yet." The Peoples Daily of China reported on Feb. 17 that two Raptors had landed on Okinawa.

Slashdot Top Deals