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Hacking contest offers $10,000 for iPhone exploit

Danny

wot no linux? 

Posted Thursday 26th February 2009 10:16 GMT

Linux

I take it they learned their lesson from last year and neatly avoided the operating system that cannot be hacked. Cowards.

Anonymous Coward

Let me be the first to guess how it will be done! 

Posted Thursday 26th February 2009 10:16 GMT

Happy

They jailbreak the iPhone and load up a compiled version of flash from an old code base. Or better yet, try and get excel compiled and running on the device or load up lots of network daemon services after installing a shell interface!

Nah... who am I kidding, they'll probably just send it an SMS or lick the glass screen or something rather simple.

Scott Mckenzie

@AC 

Posted Thursday 26th February 2009 12:18 GMT

Gonna be tricky to jailbreak an iPhone without physical access to it... but why should facts get in the way of your 'witty' comment eh?

Mr C

smart hackers stay away anyway 

Posted Thursday 26th February 2009 12:18 GMT

Paris Hilton

There are 2 types of hackers, the good ones and the wannabe's.

Good hackers are those who are not bragging and surely not giving away their secrets.

Its those who can get in, pwn the system as if it was their own, leave without a trace, and most importantly, are not bragging or telling anyone about it.

They are most valuable int his contest but wont show up.

And rest assured that they are the ones with the best chances at winning if they wanted to.

Paris because she too will stay away from this contest