iPhone 3G Hacked! Already?!

iPhone 3G Hacked! Already?!

Techtree News Staff, Jul 15, 2008 1830 hrs IST

Two Brazilians used a SIM card adapter along with a special card that piggybacks the SIM card to hack into the iPhone.


Two Brazilians, not exactly hackers, have managed to unlock the iPhone 3G just four days after its launch.

Unlike the software unlock that is used by the usual suspects, this is more of a trick - making your phone believe that it's using the carrier it is supossed to. How did they do this?


The guys used a SIM card adapter along with a special card that piggybacks your SIM card. This method forges the IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity), making the phone think it's on the correct network.

While we have no more details on this trick, we do have a YouTube video that shows that the trick works!



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