Jailbreak opens up iPhone to push messaging exploit
While a variety of sources have published a story accusing the iPhone 3.0 software of broadcasting instant messages to random iPhones, in reality this exploit affects only users who have hacked their phone and made it vulnerable.
The problem allegedly occurs through AOL Instant Messenger's push feature in phones that have been jailbroken (allowing the use of unauthorized software) and unlocked (allowing the phone to be used on a non-approved carrier). However, it is not yet clear exactly what causes the issue, though Till Schadde, who discovered the exploit, said AOL officials told him the problem is not on their side.
