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iOS 5.1 jailbreak update: two big vulnerabilities found
We’ve just received a major update on the status of the iOS 5.1 jailbreak. Pod2g just tweeted that he had “a productive weekend,” reportedly finding “2 big vulnerabilities. 1 kernel land and 1 root land.”The news comes just 5 days after the hacker posted a poll on hi...
Chronic: Two-minute iPhone crack valid only if passcode is 0000
Remember that two-minute passcode lock exploit we told you about last week? The one by Swedish security firm Micro Systemation behind the XRY app that can get to yourdata, including contacts, messages and call logs? Well, prominent hacker Chronic has proved them wrong.In an effort to set the reco...
US Government would've paid Comex $250,000 for exclusive use of JailbreakMe
Jailbreak community owes a lot to adept hackers who find and exploit weaknesses in the design of iOS mobile operating system, thus allowing Apple’s mobile gadgets to run unsanctioned software. It’s more often than not a neverending cat-and-mouse game between Apple and hackers that at ...
US Government would've paid Comex $250,000 for exclusive use of JailbreakMe
Jailbreak community owes a lot to adept hackers who find and exploit weaknesses in the design of iOS mobile operating system, thus allowing Apple’s mobile gadgets to run unsanctioned software. It’s more often than not a neverending cat-and-mouse game between Apple and hackers that at ...
Address bar spoofing exploit found for iPhone, iPad Safari in iOS 5.1
With the amount of iOS devices out there in the world these days, the amount of individuals looking to exploit Apple’s offerings is growing. A new security vulnerability has now been exposed pertaining to how Apple’s Safari web browser handles site names entered into the address bar....
Safari exploit that allows URL spoofing discovered in iOS 5.1
Although iOS is considered to be one of the safest mobile operating systems on the market, it’s not perfect. This is something that those of us in the jailbreak community know all too well.With that in mind, it’s not terribly surprising that another security bug has recently been disc...
How you can help hackers discover vulnerabilities in iOS 5.1
A few days ago we told you that the infamous iOS hacker pod2g had already started working on finding vulnerabilities in iOS 5.1 to use in a new jailbreak. The new software includes patches for the previous jailbreaks for both A4 and A5 devices.Today, pod2g has come forward with another announceme...
Apple credits "2012 iOS Jailbreak Dream Team" for kernel exploit
For those of you wondering whether or not Apple keeps close tabs on the jailbreak community, well, you can stop wondering. The company directly refers to jailbreakers on its new iOS 5.1 security content page.As most of you know, Apple patched the exploits used in both the Corona and Absinthe jail...
Bug in iOS 5.0.1 allows unauthorized access to your contacts and call history
A new bug found in iOS 5.0.1 may allow an unauthorized user to access your contacts, make phone calls, or use FaceTime on your iPhone even if it’s passcode locked. The iPhone 4S, iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS all seem to be affected by this bug. While it’s always unnerving to find out that...
iOS Hackers Promise A5 Jailbreak Is 'A Matter Of Days' Away From Public Release
Pod2g and his “Dream Team” of fellow iOS hackers seem to be making some pretty decent progress on their much-anticipated A5jailbreak, promising in their latest blog post that the exploit’s public release is now just “a matter of days” away. If you haven’t alre...
