
Could something as simple as an SMS text message turn your own smartphone against you, allowing a hacker to listen in on your private conversations or direct you to a malicious Web site? It can be done, according to security experts presenting their findings Thursday at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas. News of the now exposed flaw generated quite a buzz, especially because the researchers said they had notified Apple about the iPhone's susceptibility to the attack, but the vendor had not released a fix at the time it was revealed at the conference.
July 31st 2009