An iPhone hacking team has released a new jailbreak tool for almost every iPhone, including the most recent models, by using the same vulnerability that Apple last month said was under active attack by hackers. TechCrunch reports: The Unc0ver team released its latest jailbreak this weekend, and says it works on iOS 11 (iPhone 5s and later) to iOS 14.3, which…
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Pebble Founder Says His New App Brings iMessage To Android With a Little ‘Trickery’
Beeper is a forthcoming app from the founder of Pebble that claims to be a hub for all your messaging services, including support for iMessage on Android. Gizmodo reports: Instead of managing half a dozen apps for keeping in touch with friends, family, and co-workers, Beeper allows you to funnel everything to one interface. According to its website, the app supports…
Nintendo Sues More Hack Sellers, ‘a Worsening International Problem’
Nintendo of America has filed a lawsuit against an Amazon Nintendo Switch hack reseller — the sort of litigation it’s taken on in similar cases in the past. Nintendo’s lawyers allege the Amazon seller, Le Hoang Minh, circumvents Nintendo’s copyright measures in selling an RCM Loader, used to “jailbreak” the Nintendo Switch. From a report: The lawsuit was filed in a…
Newly-Released Jailbreak Tool Can Unlock Every iPhone and iPad
An anonymous reader quotes TechCrunch: A renowned iPhone hacking team has released a new “jailbreak” tool that unlocks every iPhone, even the most recent models running the latest iOS 13.5. [9to5Mac points out it also works on iPads.] For as long as Apple has kept up its “walled garden” approach to iPhones by only allowing apps and customizations that it approves,…
Medical Device ‘Jailbreak’ Could Help Solve the Dangerous Shortage of Ventilators
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Security researcher Trammell Hudson analyzed the AirSense 10 — the world’s most widely used CPAP — and made a startling discovery. Although its manufacturer says the AirSense 10 would require “significant rework to function as a ventilator,” many ventilator functions were already built into the device firmware. Its manufacturer, ResMed, says the…
Apple Hid a Lightning Connector For Debugging In the Apple TV 4K’s Ethernet Port
Twitter user Kevin Bradley discovered a Lightning port hidden in the Apple TV 4K’s ethernet port. There’s a number of theories for why the port exists, but one of the more logical explanations is that it’s simply there for Apple to use for debugging. 9to5Mac reports: While earlier Apple TV models had Micro USB and USB-C, the Apple TV 4K dropped…
Alternative iOS App Store Doesn’t Require a Jailbreak
Developer Riley Testut is launching an alternative to Apple’s App Store, called AltStore, that theoretically lets you “push the boundaries” of iOS without either jailbreaking or worrying that Apple will pull access. Engadget reports: AltStore works by fooling your device into believing that you’re a developer sideloading test apps. It uses an app on your Mac or Windows PC to re-sign…
Apple Patches iPhone Jailbreaking Bug
Apple has released today an iOS security update to patch a bug the company accidentally un-patched in an earlier release, introducing a security weakness that allowed hackers to craft new jailbreaks for current iOS versions. From a report: The original bug, discovered by Ned Williamson, a Google Project Zero security engineer, allows a malicious app to exploit a “user-after-free” vulnerability and…