Apple completes jailbreaking fix
Apple, the technology company, is surreptitiously dealing with a security problem. The company's actions may dictate the pace at which attacks on iPhones and iPads accelerate.
The company is hurrying to release a patch for a vulnerability that allows for remote hacking -or jailbreaking - of iOS, the operating system for iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch. Natalie Kerris, an Apple spokeswoman, says that the patch is completed. She adds, however, that she cannot give a time frame for the public release of the fix.
Jailbreaking is the hacking of the iOS operating system for the purpose of downloading Web apps not approved by Apple. JailbreakMe.com, a Web site that surfaced this spring, made it trivial to jailbreak your own iPhone or iPad, which used to be difficult. Instructions for remote jailbreaking appeared on the Web site.
