Hacked: iPhone Firmware Already in the Wild

That didn't take long. The folks at the iPhone Dev Wiki have got hold of the iPhone firmware, grabbing it from the iTunes server (presumably it is the software used when you hit the "restore" button within iTunes). The disk images contained within were encrypted, but that doesn't stop an intrepid hacker.

So, what do we know? The iPhone runs on an ARM chip, the Samsung S5L8900. No surprises there. It also has a 3D graphics co-processor. There is also a list of secret phone codes, for accessing engineering functions, and a whole slew of component info, probably only of interest to real hardcore hardware fans.

The question is, when will the hacking start? The Apple TV got a lot of great new features from resourceful crackers and Apple turned a blind eye. We'll wait and see what turns up in the next few days, but if the activation crack promised for tomorrow actually works, expect Apple and AT&T get those lawyers primed.

Wiki [iPhone Dev]