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Offline Simon

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iPhone worm creator lands software job
« on: November 28, 2009, 19:58 »
The 21-year-old hacker who wrote the first iPhone worm has landed a job... developing software for the iPhones!

Ashley Towns wrote Ikee, a self-propagating program that changed the phone's wallpaper to a picture of 80s pop singer Rick Astley.



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8380265.stm
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Re: iPhone worm creator lands software job
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2009, 12:26 »
It often happens, and I think it's a smart move.
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Re: iPhone worm creator lands software job
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2009, 19:20 »
yeah exactly - employ these people and get them working on security.
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Re: iPhone worm creator lands software job
« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2009, 19:50 »
How do you think the anti virus software firms get their staff?  I won't go into semantics.  ;)
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Re: iPhone worm creator lands software job
« Reply #4 on: November 29, 2009, 20:01 »
Quote from: Simon on November 29, 2009, 19:50
How do you think the anti virus software firms get their staff?  I won't go into semantics.  ;)

well yes... some might say that they are already their staff...
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Re: iPhone worm creator lands software job
« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2009, 20:38 »
I wouldn't make that allegation, Sam.   :o:
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Re: iPhone worm creator lands software job
« Reply #6 on: November 29, 2009, 20:56 »
Quote from: Simon on November 29, 2009, 20:38
I wouldn't make that allegation, Sam.   :o:

 8-)
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Re: iPhone worm creator lands software job
« Reply #7 on: November 29, 2009, 21:04 »
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Re: iPhone worm creator lands software job
« Reply #8 on: November 29, 2009, 21:21 »
Quote from: sam on November 29, 2009, 20:01
well yes... some might say that they are already their staff...

Very cynical of you Sam!   ;D
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