An screenshot of a jailbroke iPhone virus. Photo: Creative Commons
There is a recent Malware threat spreading to iPhones around the globe that is of the most sinister nature. This new virus allows hackers to access iPhone users’ personal information on a jailbroken iPhone and claim it for their own. This Malware is just another threat in the recent string of viruses and malware to make its way to jail broken iPhones.
There are many new viruses on jail broken iPhones that are adversely affecting the iPhones. This new virus along with the new “Rick’roll” worm is taking over jailbroken iPhones around the world. The corrupted files are being downloaded to computers and transferred to the jailbroken iPhones.
If you see a picture or video of this man, you know your iPhone is in trouble:
This is a warning to all perspective iPhone users out there. Do not jailbreak your phone. It may be cool to play all those crazy apps and emulators for free, but it’s not right. If you get a virus from it, Apple will do nothing about it because you went rouge. It’s just not a good idea to jailbreak your iPhone so if you stay with a regular iPhone, you’ll never have to worry about a virus ruining your iPhone without a replacement.
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