Iphone security breached

Supposedly, security boffins have figured out a way to tap into logs of text messages, call history and voicemails, not to mention being able to essentially take control of the phone and dial numbers, as well as recording audio.

Worryingly, the boffs reckon that the Iphone can be exploited as a remote surveillance tool thanks to the hyped piece of kit's recording ability. Recorded messages will be sendable over a network, via exploits, and be up for collection later on.

The report (PDF) by the three securityevaluators.com geezers states that all of the internet processes on the phone run with administrative privileges, which suggests that any application being compromised can give an attacker full access.

To prove their point, the testers set up an exploit for Iphone's default Safari browser. Using an unmodified Iphone the attackers were able to access a malicious HTML page that they created. Once in, the Iphone was forced to send all sorts of personal data to a server, where access to passwords and all sorts could have been reached.

According to ComputerWorld.com, a spokeswoman from Apple said that the company takes "security very seriously" and is looking into the report. µ