That’s right folks, if you happen to own an iPhone as we speak then your handset could be hijacked through a SMS security issue. The whole thing doesn’t stop there! Once you iPhone has been hijacked then all you’re other iPhones from your contact list will be hijacked too. And so on! You get the picture, don’t you? Every iPhone in the world could be hijacked at some point in the future.

What’s the flaw you ask? Well it looks like invisible SMS bursts will allow hackers to gain control over your phone. The security issue has been discovered about a month ago and it will be present at the Black Hat conference if you’re attending. Apple hasn’t issue any fix for now but we’re counting on a future solution for this security issue. In the mean time iPhones all over the world keep functioning so we shouldn’t feel threatened just yet.

via Forbes

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A special Sony Vaio notebook PC will be up for grabs at the Charityfolks.com website. The laptop is a similar model that will be used in the upcoming Sony Pictures movie, “The Taking of Perham 123”. Denzel Washington makes the laptop sweeter since he has personally autographed the notebook PC who will star in the upcoming movie as well.

The auction, being held exclusively on CharityFolks.com/pelham123, for the laptop will run through June 25. The winner will also be given two free tickets to watch the movie when it opens. The proceeds of the auction will be going to Boys & Girls Clubs of America, which is dedicated to enabling all young people to reach their full potential through programs and services that enhance the development of boys and girls as well as providing safe places for them to learn and grow.

The Taking of Pelham 123 opens today, Friday, June 12. It stars Denzel Washington as New York City subway dispatcher Walter Garber, whose ordinary day is thrown into chaos by an audacious crime: the hijacking of a subway train. The film also stars John Travolta who plays the bad guy in the movie.

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