You've Been Hyped! iPhone 'Rick Astley' Worm
Posted by Slobokan @ 00:56 · 158 words · print
An Australian student sparked fears of a new era of computer viruses on Tuesday after creating a worm which infects Apple's iconic iPhone with pictures of 1980s pop star Rick Astley.
Ashley Towns, 21, who lives with his family near Sydney, said he was trying to raise security awareness with his cheeky but harmless "Ikee" worm, which spreads from phone to phone along wireless networks.
"This virus pretty much exploits people's laziness to change their password," he said, according to public broadcaster ABC.
OMG. Every iPhone owner better beware. You could burn belly fat just worrying about this one. Oh wait. Keep reading.
It isn't until the 6th paragraph that we learn this worm only affects iPhones which have been modified or "jail-broken".
In other words, the only way this worm can affect you is if you break your phone in the first place.
Stupid.
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