Security researchers at SPI Labs Inc. are warning iPhone owners not to use a special feature allowing you to dial phone numbers by the World Wide Web using the iPhone’s Safari browser.

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While that feature was created for our convenience, it’s additionally very




easy for attackers to exploit a bug in that feature to trick unknowing victims into dialing expensive “900” numbers or even keep track of phone calls made by the Web.

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