Hackers take aim at iPhones, Macs

Monday 11th August, 06:53 AM JST

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gogogo at 10:39 AM JST - 11th August

The author that wrote this has confused "hacking the software" and hackers that make virus'

Know what you're talking about before you try to write something please. I thought JT was owned by an IT company?
randomenigma at 02:26 PM JST - 11th August

Indeed. The ability to hack devices is considered a "good thing", normally. They're just undoing all the damage to the functionality which Apple have done by locking it down.
burajirojin at 02:56 PM JST - 11th August

somebody told me that brazilian hackers r prety good, they can hack ps2, ps..wounder if xbox will come next or iphone.
serindipity at 06:42 PM JST - 11th August

Hacking software is a completely different kettle of fish to creating spyware and malware. Hacking an iPhone so it will run on another provider is inevitable. However, creating an effective virus for OSX? That won't happen ever. Partly because of the way OSX is designed it is very easy to find any malware within the OS and also because most viruses are made on Macs or Linux based systems. I've always thought it was the antivirus software makers creating the viruses in the first place to create a market for their products.
TheNewZen at 07:13 PM JST - 11th August

Hmm, OS X is UNIX based too.

Mac OS X is the successor to the original Mac OS, which had been Apple's primary operating system since 1984. Unlike its predecessors, Mac OS X is a Unix-based operating system[4] built on technology that had been developed at NeXT through the second half of the 1980s until Apple purchased the company in early 1997.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOSX

Any decent UNIX programmer or admin can hack OS X.
DenshaDeGO at 08:22 PM JST - 11th August

Any decent UNIX programmer or admin can hack OS X.

Sure about that?
TheNewZen at 08:23 PM JST - 11th August

Yeah, I am sure of it. Only got 30yrs experience in IT.
electric2004 at 10:55 PM JST - 11th August

Let's call it patching instead of hacking. The startup of a Unix operating system is defined by user readable scripts. Just modify the scripts, and the system can be adjusted. Or replace an executable by a script that points to a different executable. Endless possibilities - for the user which is logged in. Same as for Linux.
Youdontknow at 12:53 AM JST - 12th August

Serendipity:

However, creating an effective virus for OSX? That won't happen ever. Partly because of the way OSX is designed it is very easy to find any malware within the OS and also because most viruses are made on Macs or Linux based systems.

Anyone who believes MAC's are not susceptible to viruses is a fool.

http://jp.youtube.com/profilevideoblog?sid=447E049FC906F9F7&id=1BF89F0EC98E436D

OSX is at threat from viruses just like any other computer. Ain't nothing special about Mac's!
Youdontknow at 12:55 AM JST - 12th August

You'll need to put an underscore mark between 'profile' and 'video' and 'blog'
helloklitty at 06:08 AM JST - 12th August

You'll need to put an underscore mark between 'profile' and 'video' and 'blog'

Still didn't work - I tried the ? too.
flclkun at 03:06 AM JST - 13th August

hopefully this will knock those mac**** down a couple of pegs.

but computer user wouldn't needs to worry about virus and other problems if they

A. secure their networks properly.

B. stop downloading porn or visiting porn sites.

i disabled all the security on my pc for 3 months and continued my regular internet usage.

then later scanned my pc for spyware/viruses, rootkits etc

spybot, nod32, avg, and norton found nothing.

if you know what your doing your not at risk. as far as the phones go, almost the same principle.