My S4 Administration class have been learning about ICT related legislation and we have had a lot of discussion about the Computer Misuse Act 1990 and how it was aimed at hackers and one of its main offences was the release of viruses.
Now it seems that the Apple iPhone has its first "worm" which causes the phone's wallpaper to change to a picture of 1980's singer Rick Astley, with the message "ikee is never going to give you up". At present it only affects phones where the user has removed Apple's protection mechanisms so they can run any software. Although not harmful at the moment, there is concern that more malicious versions may follow which would do worse things than simply change your wallpaper.
The hacker, a 21 year old Australian called Ashley Towns, told Australia's ABC News Online that he only created the virus to raise the issue of security.
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