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How the original iPhone was hacked
If you’ve been around the iPhone scene for a while, you’ve no doubt already heard the story of how George “Geohot” Hotz unlocked the original iPhone for the first time, back in the summer of 2007. If not, The New Yorker, in a far broader profile, tells it again: In the s...
Meet Geohot, The Guy Who Unlocked The First iPhone And Hacked The Sony PS3
George Hotz, a.k.a. "Geohot" There is perhaps no name in the world of hacking as legendary as Geohot. George Hotz was the first person to unlock the original iPhone back in 2007. He was 17 years old at the time. He also released multiple jailbreaks, including “purplera1n” for ...
The New Yorker profiles infamous hacker George "GeoHot" Hotz
George “GeoHot” Hotz has been described as one of the most famous hackers of our generation. Most of us know him for his work in the jailbreak community, and his original iPhone unlock that launched him into the public eye.But Hotz is much more than that. He’s a a former Faceboo...
Infamous iPhone Hacker Geohot Arrested For Marijuana Possession In Texas Speed Trap
It's hard to believe a clean cut, law abiding youth like this would smoke marijuana, isn't it? You only need to look at the bloodshot eyes, crunchy appearance and tossled hair of famed PS3 and iPhone hacker George “geohot” Hotz to realize that this is a mind which works best w...
GeoHot arrested for Marijuana possession while driving to SXSW
While on his way to SXSW, famous iPhone hacker Geohot was arrested for Marijuana possession in Sierra Blanca, a small town with a history of arresting famous people for pot possession, including country singer Willie Nelson, and rapper Snoop Dogg.While at the checkpoint in Sierra Blanca, the Depa...
Infamous iPhone Hacker Geohot Is Back In The Game (And Working For Lady Gaga)
You may or may not be familiar with George Hotz, a.k.a “Geohot.” Whether you know his name or not, Hotz’s influence as a hacker is monumental. He unlocked the iPhone for the first time back in 2008, and was responsible for several of the early iOS jailbreaks. His exploits have h...
GeoHot Quit His Job at Facebook, Now a Full-Time Hacker
Those of you who have been jailbreaking for a while will undoubtedly know George “GeoHot” Hotz, the guy who brought to us the very first iPhone unlock, back in 2008. Since then, GeoHot developed several jailbreaks, including purplera1n, blackra1n, and limera1n.Then in 2011, GeoHot was...
Geohot quits Facebook and joins new startup Backplane
Iconic iPhone hacker George Hotz has quit Facebook and joined a new startup named Backplane. The folks over at BusinessInsider met up with Geohot recently and it looks like Backplane, funded by Lady Gaga and Google Ventures, is keeping him busy with hacking and coding. Backplane empowers social ...
Sony Awarded Dubious "Epic Fail" Award at Hackers' Oscars [Hacking]
A Pwnie award was given to Sony at last week's Black Hat computer security conference's Pwnie Awards, which looks at the past year's hacking efforts and awards them with My Little Pony trophies. Sony's major security breach from earlier in the year was the only hacking incident to be nominated fo...
The Infamous GeoHot Partying with Jailbreak Royalty at Defcon
Justin Williams tweeted the above picture from p0sixninja’s hotel room last night. The group was enjoying a little R&R after a heavy day of hacking at this year’s Defcon convention. The annual event highlights new exploits and popular topics in the security community.If you’...
