The Father of JailBreakMe Hacks Because He Loves Apple [Apple]
01/08/2011 |
Comex—or Nicholas Allegra, as the 19-year-old's parents call him—is the brain behind JailBreakMe, perhaps the most popular of all iPhone-busting software packages, and a pain in Apple's ass. But Forbes reports he does it because he's a fanboy.More »...
The iPad 2 Leak Will Likely Spawn iOS 4.3.4
The jailbreak scene has been extremely talkative since Comex’s iPad 2 jailbreak was leaked earlier today. Some folks jumped at the chance to install the beta version of the exploit, while others continue bashing the ones responsible for the leak.It seems the individual(s) responsible for th...
Goodbye, JailbreakMe. Comex Becomes Apple Intern
Comex, the hacker behind the latest JailbreakMe exploit - the first hack to support the iPad 2 - will soon be joining the Apple gang in Cupertino - waving goodbye to his days as an iOS jailbreaker.The JailbreakMe exploit is by far the easiest method of jailbreaking there is. You need no software,...
Meet The 19 Year Old Jailbreaker Who Keeps Apple's iOS Engineers Terrified
If you have the slightest interest in jailbreaking iOS devices, then I’m sure you’ve heard of Comex, the genius behind JailbreakMe 3.0 and an eminentmember of the jailbreaking community. Despite keeping any personal details about his private life a secret since he began cracking Apple...
Comex Wins a Pwnie Award for his JailbreakMe Exploit, GeoHot Wins Best Song
For those who aren’t familiar with the event, the Pwnie Awards is an annual awards show celebrating failures and achievements in the security community. This year’s ceremony took place in Las Vegas, Nevada at the BlackHat security conference.All together there were 9 awards handed out...
A Portrait of Comex
If you’ve ever considered jailbreaking your iPhone or iPad, no doubt you’ve heard about an iOS hacker going by the handle Comex, the guy who discovered several important exploits, and the creator of JailbreakMe.Besides his Twitter handle, we don’t know much about Comex. A Forbes...
JailbreakMe Used 2,000,000 Times, Responsible for Jailbreaking 1% of All iDevices
JailbreakMe was released just a few days ago and has already had fulgurant success. Twelve hours after its launch, 500,000 iDevices had already been jailbroken. Fastforward a few days later, and JailbreakMe has now been used over 2,000,000 times.The news that came this morning via Chpwn’s T...
iOS 4.1 Jailbreak on the way?
Several tweets this morning are indicating that a jailbreak for iOS 4.1 could come sooner rather than later. Could there be any better news you ask? Why yes! Jailbreaker @pod2g as well as other sources are indicating that this “particular” exploit would require Apple to flash to a who...
Now You Can Finally Jailbreak Your iPad 2 [Video]
Well that took forever. With no word yet from the iPhone Dev Team or Comex, a jailbreak has just been let loose for iPad 2 owners running iOS 4.3.0. You should, as always, tread with caution, but happy jailbreaking! [Engadget]More »
