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Sep. 23, 2007

McAfee's security research department has issued a strong warning about potential security issues with Apple's new iPhone.

Although the iPhone's handset doesn't allow third-party applications to run on the device, Internet-based applications can still provide a method for hackers looking to break into the most talked about gadget of 2007.

Speaking at the recent Virus Bulletin security conference in Vienna, security researcher Marius van Oers warned that specific browser flaws are an easy way for hackers to hijack any system.

Van Oers added "it's fairly easy to send someone an SMS or an email with a Web link. And once you go to the link, then that server can rapidly inject code into the iPhone and if that happens, an attacker can then have full control of the iPhone."

Although van Oers wasn't reporting about any specific flaw in particular, like the one found last month by security company Independent Security Evaluators, his views come more as a warning for the likelihood of future or repeated attacks.

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Source: Wireless Week