Thread: more on security and jailbreaking iphone-- change your password if you have ssh enabled

If you've jailbroken your iPhone and enabled SSH, change your default password!

Reports from Sophos indicate that another hack is spreading that uses this obvious vulnerability to Rick Roll Jailbreakers . Sophos, being a security vendor, states the obvious: If you leave your iPhone open like this, literally everything in it including email and bank passwords are vulnerable. This one is currently circulating around Australia but nothing is preventing it from spreading overseas.

Jailbreakers who've been hacked will see the wallpaper with the phrase "ikee [the name of the hacker] is never going to give you up" at the top. Best to do a restore at this point and change your password if you are going to jailbreak!

Instructions on changing your iPhone's default password below

How to change your iPhone root password:

Step 1: If you haven’t installed MobileTerminal yet, go to Cydia and look for “MobileTerminal” and install the app, then reboot your iPhone.

Step 2: Lanch MobileTerminal and type su and hit return.

Step 3: You will be asked to enter your current password. Your default password is alpine so, type alpine and hit return.

Step 4: You are now inside your iPhone. We are now going to change the root password. Typepasswd and hit return. Make sure you type passwd correctly.

Step 5: You will be aske to enter a new password. Type whatever you want for your new password and hit return.

Step 6: You will be asked to enter your new password again. Do that and hit return.

That’s it. You have successfully changed your iPhone root password. Make sure you don’t forget it!

But mainly if you dont have Open SSH installed or running dont worry !

But mainly if you dont have Open SSH installed or running dont worry

So it can only be hacked if you running ssh at that time, once you disconnect are you safe?