A hacker took a number of iPhones as hostages
In Netherland a hacker took advantage of the SST protocols the mobile service of T-mobile Netherlands was using to provide the connection between iPhones and some terminal comands. People who used this service sometimes forgot to change the root password, which is basically same as leaving your car open on the street with keys inside. The hacker changed the wallpaper on all hacked iPhones to show the following text:”Your iPhone has been hacked as it was absolutely unprotected! Please visit link to ensure it’s safety right now!”. On the website the hacker offered the owners of hacked iPhones to pay a €5 fee to get instructions on setting security to optional level. He also stated:”I don’t really care if you pay, just remember that there might be thousands of others who might use your iPhones to send messages and make calls from your phone number after hacking.