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Apple Finds New Way To Block 'Pwning' iPhones: The MacBook
Published 11/4/2008 by eric@zemanmedia.com (Eric Zeman) at InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs
Every time Apple updates the iPhone's firmware, hackers find another way to crack it. Rather than adjust the software on the iPhone, Apple is employing a new tactic. User reports suggest that the Pwnage tool itself will not run properly on the new Apple MacBooks and MacBook Pros.
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