Changes to DMCA Protect Jailbreaking, Some Security Research

A new change to the much-maligned Digital Millennium Copyright Act free users who jailbreak their iPhones and other mobile handsets from worries about prosecution under the provisions of the DMCA that prevented circumvention of protection technologies. A separate change announced Monday also give...

e-Sentinel Security Advisory - Ref: Session Hijacking iPhone Facebook Application ver 3.1.2

Tested on iPhone firmware version 3.1.2 Facebook App version 3.1.2 Impact It is possible to usurp valid session IDs in order to gain unauthorised access to facebook profiles. At greatest risk are those handset that have been jailbroken. Description Using known vulnerabilities and exploits to gain...

Droid Smartphone Hacked for Jailbreaking

A hacker has unleashed an exploit that lets a user wrest administrative root control of a Motorola Droid smartphone. Read the full article. Dark Reading...