iPhone - hackers target

There are so many things one can do with the iPhone. You can surf the web, read your email, send text messages, etc etc. Unfortunately, all these things make the iPhone a perfect candidate for a mobile virus.

There are hundreds of mobile phone viruses out there and these can be spread through Internet downloads, MMS attachments, and Bluetooth. Security experts have warned that phones running Symbian, Windows and Palm software are the most vulnerable, but as soon as the iPhone hit the market, it became a new target for hackers.

A team of security researchers at Independent Security Evaluators lead by Charlie Miller discovered a vulnerability in Safari that allowed them to take control of the iPhone two weeks after its release. According to Exploiting the iPhone, a web page containing malicious code accessed through Safari is what ultimately compromised the iPhone. Apple was notified of the vulnerability, and has offered several patches since then via iPhone software updates.
Does this mean your iPhone is now safe? Not really. Hackers will continue to look for vulnerabilities, so you should protect your iPhone the same way you would protect your computer at home.

So be on guard for your iphone is too precious to lose