| iUnlock-iPhone.com releases latest iPhone 3G unlock scam |
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| by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Saturday, 15 November 2008 | |
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Online criminals in Russia, China and other parts of the world work feverishly on banking Trojans, botnets, spams and fake Barack Obama news, most of which is designed to use “social engineering” techniques to voluntarily yet unknowingly infect yourself with malware. Then there are the opportunists who don’t want to go to that much trouble, instead voluntarily getting you to give them money for a solution which is freely available on the Internet. The latest comes from those behind the iUnlock-iPhone website, which have put out a press release on PR news website PR-USA.net. In this release, dated the 13th of November, iUnlock-iPhone trumpts that is has made “groundbreaking developments in its iPhone unlocking software, which will allow owners of 3G iPhones to enjoy similar freedoms as those with older models.” Now, you might think that this means a true iPhone 3G unlock has been found, trumping the hardworking hackers over at the iPhone Dev Team with a world first. But no, instead we find creative claims that could otherwise be known as lies – depending on your point of view. iUnlock-iPhone says that “for the first time, iPhone 3G users will be able to use the proprietary iPhone unlocking application to jailbreak their handset, allowing them greater freedom to choose networks and content, running alongside the solution’s continued applicability to older iPhone handsets.” Umm... hello iUnlock-iPhone. Welcome to a few months ago, when the iPhone Dev Team did the exact same thing – without any US $24.95 charge. Continued on page 2, with links to the free unlock and jailbreak tools that are currently available. |
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