Though O2 has yet to comment on allegations that the company has allowed access to customers MMS messages, photos, and mobile phone numbers, the coverage of the incident has not passed without notice.
O2 is unable to secure the legacy MMS application - utilised by poorly configure MMS capable phones, or non-MMS capable phones like the newly launched Iphone 3G - and has instead had to resort to shutting down the service.
Shortly after the INQUIRER posted news of public access to MMS messages indexed by Google, O2's legacy MMS service ceased to function.
Now if you attempt to go to any of the links indexed by Google (here), you will receive a standard Apache error.
Resorting to the root of the sub-domain will show the test page for Apache, viewable on a default install of the HTTP server software.
It seems plan B for O2 consists of resorting to the most desperate of measures. ยต
O2 responds to MMS leak
O2 is yet to comment on allegations that the company has allowed access to customers MMS messages.
Add iTnews as your trusted source
Got a news tip for our journalists? Share it with us anonymously here.
Partner Content
.jpg&h=140&w=231&c=1&s=0)
Promoted Content
The AI era demands a new kind of network
iTnews State of Security Breakfast comes to Sydney
.jpg&h=140&w=231&c=1&s=0)
Promoted Content
Australian mid-market businesses to access deeper AI and security expertise with First Focus-Integris partnership
Promoted Content
How David Jones, Canva and others are putting agentic AI to work
SPONSORED RESOURCES
Rethinking Ransomware Recovery: Closing the Detection and Recovery Gap in Asia Pacific
Strategies to Counter the Ransomware Threat in APJ
Craft your ideal hybrid multicloud strategy
Secure your AI future with generative AI defense
See how F5 protects modern applications against evolving threats
Cloud Resilience Summit
iTnews Benchmark Security Awards 2026
iTnews State of Security Breakfast Sydney
iTnews Executive Retreat - Security Leaders Edition - VIC
