David Ansermot Web Developer / TYPO3 Integrator

Pwn2Own: an iPhone hacked in 20 seconds

When Pwn2Own hacking contest, the database that contains the SMS from the iPhone did not take long.

Two hackers, enzo Iozzo and Ralf Philipp Weinmann, managed to introduce himself and to copy any content (including SMS, which had been deleted) by redirecting users to a compromised website.

All this in record time, since they were just 20 seconds to suck all the data from the database of the iPhone. their technique could also provide access to contacts, photos, audio, etc ... the smartphone.

The two men received $ 15,000 for their victory, and details of their achievement will not be revealed until Apple has been informed of this vulnerability and the patch it.

Souce : developpez.com