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We're not really certain why anyone's surprised by the iPhone libtiff exploit at this point -- it's the entire
basis of the
1.1.1 jailbreak, after all -- but apparently Fast Company didn't get the memo, because it just posted up this video of "self-employed security consultant" Rik Farrow using the 'sploit to surreptitiously install a voice recorder on an unpatched 1.1.1 iPhone. That would have been huge news when the iPhone first came out, obviously (and look at that -- it
was) but FC and Rik are a little late, here: the libtiff exploit has already been patched, first by the Jailbreakme 1.1.1 web-jailbreak and then by Apple in the
1.1.2 update. There's no doubt that it's a serious vulnerability -- and Rik's confidently paranoid tone in this video makes it a must-watch -- but it's funny to see people get all worked up over a patched security hole hackers have been exploiting on a
variety of devices for some time now.
Continue reading Debunk: Yes, Virginia, the iPhone libtiff exploit can also be used for mischief
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