Apple Offers Modified iPhone to Hackers to Find iOS Flaws

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) made good on a long-standing promise on Wednesday to allow security researchers to probe the iPhone for security vulnerabilities. The company will provide modified iPhones specifically designed to allow hackers to search for flaws in the device's iOS mobile operating system. The company announced the Apple Security Research Device Program, designed "to help improve security for all iOS users," while specifically attracting more security researchers to the iPhone.