iPhone Researchers Gain a Shell

SkiifGeek writes "A team of researchers dedicated to finding means to fully control and interact with the new Apple iPhone claim to have successfully gained an interactive shell on the device. In order to achieve this feat physical access to the phone is required, as it relies on some minor electronics to be created and connected to the phone's serial port. It is believed that general control over the iPhone will be available to the enterprising researchers within a week (after all, it has only just been a week since the iPhone was released), with the promise of enough control to allow for self-propagating code not very far away."

Turtle Power!

[Anonymous Coward]

iPhone Researchers Gain a Shell

So ... they're now more turtle-like? Or becoming hardened from low blow attacks about prices?

And calling them 'researchers?' Oh, come on. 'Hacker' is an appropriate term, just ask Paul Graham [paulgraham.com].

I don't get it

[suv4x4]

There are thousands of phones out there - why concentrate such incredible efforts on the iPhone specifically? Don't the other phones out there need to... uhmmm...

Oh, ok, the other phones have API and aren't locked to AT&T.

I get it now.

It's the iShell

[Seumas]

As in iShelled out a lot of cash for this phone. Am I nuts?!

apple sues in 5,4,3,2....

[timmarhy]

Take down notice is pending, you watch

Re:"self-propagating code"

[BillyBlaze]

Self-propagating always means 'bad'.

...said the life-form.

Re:It's the iShell

[Hikaru79]

As in iShelled out a lot of cash for this phone. Am I nuts?!

I think you mean, "am iNuts?" :)

These guys are total wusses!

[Speare]

I just got back from seeing Live Free or Die Hard. That Mac Guy from the advertisements can hack into the electric grid of the entire eastern United States in a matter of minutes (all while distracted by that sexy new Japanese camera model that speaks his language, hajimemashite, say no more, say no more), using nothing but a little rollup USB keyboard and a stolen Verizon mobile. What the hell is taking YOU guys so long to hack into this iPhone thing? Think Different! ;)

Re:Turtle Power!

[ozmanjusri]

The general public thinks that a hacker is in fact what you or I would call a "cracker".

That would make him a Graham cracker then.

Mmmm, smores.

Re:"self-propagating code"

[ThatsNotFunny]

A life form that didn't self-propagate. I'm pretty sure he had parents. If self-propagation were possible, I'd have about 180 billion children by now.

Re:command list (mirror)

[Provocateur]

Don't forget the essentials:
IDSPISPOPD - no clipping (walk through walls with iPhone)
IDBEHOLDS - Berserker! With iPhone!
IDDQD - God/Steve Jobs mode (not just a seafood restaurant, but a reservation at that restaurant)

Re:Open Suggestion to the Editors

[XxtraLarGe]

Hey guys... if you're gonna go over the top like this, how about giving iPhone it's own category, so those of us who are sane can ignore them, huh?

Alternatively, you could simply ignore stories that have "iPhone" in the title...

Re:"self-propagating code"

[proverbialcow]

You beat me to the punchline.

So to speak...

Re:HAHA

[ozmanjusri]

I dunno, MS seems to be doing ok.

Microsoft doesn't compete.

It extinguishes, like Chuck Norris.

Re:I don't get it

[ajlitt]

Linux for PS3, Linux for N800 (Maemo), and Linux for Ming (JUIX is still vaporware). Respectively.

Re:"self-propagating code"

[master_p]

So the universe is proven to be wise, once more.