It’s been a little over a year since security researchers discovered a vulnerability in iOS devices that makes it possible to jailbreak most iPhones and iPads from the iPhone 5s through the iPhone X. Now it looks like Apple’s HomePod smart speaker is vulnerable as well. A pair of tweets from @_L1ngL1ng_ and @DanyL931 show […]
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Lilbits: Toshiba ends notebook business, Snapdragon chip vulnerability, and jailbreaker infighting
Comments Off on Lilbits: Toshiba ends notebook business, Snapdragon chip vulnerability, and jailbreaker infightingToshiba was one of the first companies to release a portable computer that could reasonably be called a laptop. But that was 35 years ago. The company formally exited the personal computer space a few years ago when Toshiba sold its laptop business to Sharp, which formed a new subsidiary called Dynabook. But Toshiba still […]
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Apple releases iOS 13.5.1 (and patches the vulnerability used by unc0ver jailbreak utility)
Comments Off on Apple releases iOS 13.5.1 (and patches the vulnerability used by unc0ver jailbreak utility)Last week developers released a tool that allowed you to jailbreak pretty much any iPhone or iPad running iOS 11 through iOS 13.5. Today Apple released iOS 13.5.1 and iPadOS 13.5.1, and they patch the security vulnerability exploited by unc0ver. In fact, that’s pretty much the only thing that’s new in this update. It’s a security […]
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Lilbits #404: Handheld gaming, jailbreaking, and open source audio editing
Another day, another project to build a handheld gaming computer — this time powered by an AMD Ryzen 4000U processor. The Aya handheld gaming PC is still just in the concept phase for now. But given the developments we’ve seen in this space over the past year or two, it’s entirely plausible that a portable […]
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Jailbreak every iOS 13.5 device with unc0ver 5.0.0 (Updated)
A new iPhone jailbreaking tool is on the way here, and according to the developers you’ll be able to use it on just about any device running iOS 13.5 (the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system, which was released just this week). Unc0ver 5.0.0 is based on a new kernel vulnerability discovered by @Pwn20wnd, and […]
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Hacker ports Linux-based postmarketOS to the iPhone 7 (sort of)
Some developed have been taking advantage of the latest iOS bootrom exploit to turn the iPhone 7 into an Android device. But one developer decided to try something different and turn the iPhone 7 into a Linux device. At this point, the project seems to be very much a work in progress — but it is […]
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Hackers bring multi-boot support to newer iPhones and iPads
Apple makes it easy to upgrade an iPhone or iPad to a new version of iOS and often boasts about the high-percentages of users running the latest version of the operating system. A few things the company doesn’t make easy? Downgrading to an earlier version of iOS, installing an alternate operating system, or dual-booting. Or […]
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Project Sandcastle brings Android to the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7+
Sure, you’ve known (since this morning) that you could jailbreak an iPhone with an Android phone. But what about turning an iPhone into an Android phone? For years there was no good way to do that. But now there is. Sort of. The folks at Project Sandcastle have released a tool for loading Android onto a […]
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You can jailbreak an iPhone… with an Android phone
Folks have been jailbreaking iPhones for years in an attempt to gain more control over their devices and install apps that wouldn’t otherwise be supported. But Apple doesn’t make it easy — the company typically patches the security vulnerabilities hackers use for jailbreaking shortly after they’re discovered. That said the checkm8 exploit discovered last year […]
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Most iPhones and iPads could be jailbroken via the new checkm8 exploit
A newly released exploit for iOS devices could mean that every iOS device with an Apple A5 through Apple A11 processor can be jailbroken. The new checkm8 exploit is said to work on everything from the iPhone 4S (2011) through the iPhone X (2017) could be vulnerable to the new exploit — plus most iPads […]