USA: Hackers spread phone 'flu'

C/U Man with glasses showing phone
SOT Billy Lau: "The difference when I click this one, there's a trojan comes up and it goes through"
M/S Man with glasses answering a question [CUT]
M/S Man with glasses holding phone
SOT Bily Lau: "Now it is executing the regular facebook app and the trojan but it only shows the one facebook application because we hide the original facebook application."
M/S Man showing the screen to the audience [CUT]
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USA: Hackers spread phone 'flu'
A group of hackers at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas showed a simple way to break into iPhone mobile devices by injecting malware through a compromised charging cable on Wednesday. The team, led by Billy Lau, a security researcher at the Georgia Institute of Technology, showed how they could take control of the phone's iOS operating system by running a program pretending to be the popular Facebook social networking application, allowing them to remotely download information and even make calls.
While the hack was shown on an Apple iPhone 5 device, the principle should be simple to translate to other mobile operating systems and handsets. Google's Android phone system has been periodically rocked by the infiltration of malware apps that can steal personal data, which often disguise themselves as legitimate applications or free games.
The group showed off their latest exploit at the Black Hat conference on cybersecurity, held in the Caesars Palace Casino in Las Vegas. While the conference is officially opposed to malicious hacking and exploiting of end user devices, the name 'Black Hat' refers to a hacker who uses their skills for personal gain. The researchers say that their exposure of security flaws will allow companies to fix the issues and better protect the security of data held on mobile devices.