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Evil app passed Apple App Store security control |
Bonovox
Joined: Apr 13, 2008
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Wow Tandy  made me think of Tandy stores then!! Not going to have kids am 40 in January but I know what you mean.
Phone?? What phone?? |
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anonymuser
Joined: Dec 17, 2002
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In all fairness, this is (or was) the first time Apple's codesigning security on the iPhone has been breached since 2007 (or at least 2008 when the AppStore launched) so it's not exactly a fast-paced game of cat and mouse game we're playing here!
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laffen
Joined: Aug 07, 2001
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From: Oslo, Norway
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First time? I guess you are right, but we do not know that. Just like your local bank, Apple would not go public about any security breaches they might have had. |
anonymuser
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Perhaps not, but any user that encountered them and/or suffered loss surely would. There simply haven't been any such cases on the iOS platform, it hasn't happened, as much as any number of security consultants and antivirus vendors would love to claim otherwise!
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etaab
Joined: Jan 23, 2004
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From: UK - South Yorkshire
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Programming anything is a complicated business which sadly is lost on most of us here in the UK, something highlighted by a high ranking member of Google a few weeks ago when he mentioned how we're so limiting our potential by not teaching computer sciences at school level by default.
But then, because of that fact we dont end up with 15 year olds breaking into the FBI or programming malicious software to destroy rival gaming servers. I found that out the hard way years ago when playing a pc game online, i annoyed some rivals who didnt like the fact i was better than them and so hacked the entire gaming network.
So being in the know at a developer level like this guy can be used for good or evil. Again i think Apple could have been a bit more grateful rather than complete disgust.
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masseur
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
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From: Sydney, London
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I was programming in the early pc days. I also worked part time while still at school for an accountant doing trial balance software as well as software specific to one of his business clients who was physically impared. I've developed on most platforms since Z80, and in almost every language from assembler through cobol, fortran, pascal, bliss, C varients, blah blah blah...
I don't wish to put my entire CV here but its sure that my experience since the days even before PC's gives me some perspective on the industry that I have followed and been a part of for 85% of my life.
I don't admit to any hacking as such but I do remember having a huge laugh at the likes of War Games when it came out as I had already been using accoustic modems prior to that with software written in Basic to randomly dial phone numbers (but then who hadn't!)
I do think these days more software people like me are more interested in showing gaps in security and being taken on by the companies we expose than in malicous activities that these days are more likely to get us in prison, or extradited to countries that wish to imprison us.
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laffen
Joined: Aug 07, 2001
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From: Oslo, Norway
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@masseur
How is the iOS programming going? Can we buy an app made by you from the App Store anytime soon or are you waiting for the perfect app idea? |
masseur
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I've done a few now, but none that I would openly advertise. if not because they are not yet that good, but more that it would also probably be against forum rules regarding promoting open interest, but to be honest I've still alot to learn!
Objective C is moving at a fast pace in the iOS world and I can't dedicate the time it deserves
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Bonovox
Joined: Apr 13, 2008
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Masseur can make the Esato app for iOS and Android 
Phone?? What phone?? |
masseur
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
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From: Sydney, London
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its already been decided that tapatalk would probably be the most easily adapted protocol if this was deemed neccesssary.
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Posted: 2011-11-10 23:11
