Jailbroken iPhones With Default Passwords Get Hacked

If you have jailbroken your iPhone, and haven’t changed the default root password then there is the possibility that your iPhone could easily be hacked, basically a hacker can log into your iPhone or iPod Touch and gain full control of your device.

This was the case when a Dutch hacker sent an SMS to iPhones that he had hacked because the root password was the default one, he was then charging people 5 Euros to remove his software from the iPhone.

Luckily it seems that the Dutch hacker has had a change of heart and decided not to charge people the 5 Euros, and is giving the software to remove his hack for free.

If you jailbreak your iPhone, make sure you change the root password straight away.

Ars Technica via 9 to 5 Mac