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Hacker breaks into jailbroken iPhones and asks for money

A hacker in The Netherlands broke into some jailbroken iPhones and sent text messages to the owners asking them to pay to find out how to secure their phones, according to postings in a Dutch forum called Tweakers.net. Full Article at CNET

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