- Jan 24, 2011
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The iPhone 4 was compromised by renowned Mac hacker Charlie Miller during the second day of the Pwn2Own hacking contest by using a drive-by download attack.
Miller collaborated on the exploit with Dion Blazakis, a colleague from Independent Security Evaluators, the company he works for.
The attack exploited a vulnerability in the iOS MobileSafari browser to steal the phone's address book.
Miller is known for his past achievements at Pwn2Own where he hacked into Mac OS X machines on three separate occasions using flaws in Safari.
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Miller collaborated on the exploit with Dion Blazakis, a colleague from Independent Security Evaluators, the company he works for.
The attack exploited a vulnerability in the iOS MobileSafari browser to steal the phone's address book.
Miller is known for his past achievements at Pwn2Own where he hacked into Mac OS X machines on three separate occasions using flaws in Safari.
More details - link
