Siri is awesome. In fact, it's the most notable upgrade to the current-gen iPhone and it's well worth the hype. That's why it's a big deal that somebody managed to hack it.
French-based hackers Applidium claims to have cracked the security protocol that allows Siri to communicate with Apple's servers. Why is that significant? Because it means anyone can now write an app that contacts those servers as well. Yep, Siri on your Android, anyone?
What exactly did Applidium manage to do? First they figured out that Apple uses TCP to connecty with Siri. Then, they dug up the server name and address the service uses. Then, they found a way to fake valid certificates that can be recognized by those servers. They did a lot more complex stuff than that, of course. If you're interested, you can check out the detailed explanation of the process from their blog.
