Teenager George Hotz Hacks iPhone
Posted on August 24, 2007
A 17-year-old teenager named George Hotz has hacked the iPhone and posted the instructions on his blog. Holtz told the Associated Press that he would be concerned if hacked iPhones were sold. He says he doesn't want people making money off his hack. H
otz says, "That's exactly, like, what I don't want. "I don't want people making money off this."
The AP says Hotz's modification leaves most of iPhone's functions intact, including the crucial ability to access Wi-Fi networks.
Hotz also posted a video on YouTube under the username geohot. It appears to have been shot in his kicthen. You can also watch a video of Hotz's appearance on CNBC. The young Hotz was interviewed by Erin Burnett . He has become a hacker celebrity.
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