iOS 9 security & jailbreaking: there’s no such thing as impossible
Recent reports are claiming that Apple’s upcoming iOS update—iOS 9—will make it more difficult to jailbreak iPhones and iPads going forward. Some are even stating that it will be nearly impossible to...
View ArticleTaiG 2.2.1 released with setreuid patch and stability improvements
After a false start earlier this morning with an update to its iOS 8.4 jailbreak tool, TaiG has officially released version 2.2.1. This update is security oriented, as it contains the setreuid patch...
View ArticleMobile Terminal now works on jailbroken iOS 9 devices
Good news for all of you Mobile Terminal fans, or for anyone interested in easily changing their jailbroken iOS device’s root password. Saurik just pushed an update for PAM Modules on Cydia, which was...
View ArticleAbout OS X System Integrity Protection aka ‘Rootless’ and how to disable it
All Macs with OS X El Capitan installed on them have a new layer of security known as System Integrity Protection, which has been given the nickname ‘Rootless’ because it closes off a lot of system...
View ArticleDangerous macOS High Sierra bug allows full admin access, here is how to...
A potentially serious bug has been discovered by developer Lemi Orhan Ergin that allows anyone to gain root access to your machine by attempting to login with the username “root” and leaving the...
View ArticleApple releases macOS High Sierra update fixing root password vulnerability
Apple on Wednesday issued a critical patch for macOS High Sierra to fix a major vulnerability discovered yesterday which allowed unrestricted access with full administrative privileges on Macs with a...
View ArticlemacOS High Sierra 10.13.2 beta 6 includes a fix for root password vulnerability
As expected, a sixth beta of macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 that was seeded today packs in a fix for the dangerous root password vulnerability that yesterday’s emergency update has already patched on Mac...
View ArticleAttach root filesystem files to any iMessage or SMS on a jailbroken device...
With a free jailbreak tweak called MessageFile, you can send any file from your jailbroken iPhone or iPad's root filesystem to someone else via iMessage or SMS.
View ArticleUnc0ver v3.0.0 pre-release revised with rootfs remount support on iOS 12 & more
Pwn20wnd has issued a series of revisions to the unc0ver v3.0.0 pre-release to extend the tool's 'partial' iOS 12 support on A8X-A12 devices with yesterday's rootfs remount.
View ArticlePwn20wnd achieves rootfs remount with read/write privileges on A12(X)
Pwn20wnd is one step closer to achieving A12(X) support via unc0ver after successfully remounting the filesystem with read and write privileges on Monday.
View ArticleHow to manage root users on Mac
If you need read write access to system files required by your Mac, this tutorial shows you how to enable and disable a root user and change the password.
View ArticleNew concept reimagines the process of changing a jailbroken handset’s root...
This concept envisions a modernized means of changing a jailbroken handset's root password from alpine to something more secure.
View ArticleRedditor demos Android device being used to run the checkra1n jailbreak
It seems possible to use certain Android smartphones or tablets to deploy the notorious checkra1n jailbreak on compatible iOS devices.
View ArticleBrandon Plank says rootlessJB for iOS 14.0-14.3 may launch within two weeks
Hacker Brandon Plank is already working on the latest iteration of rootlessJB, this time with support for iOS 14.0-14.3 thanks to the new cicuta_verosa kernel exploit.
View ArticleTIGI Software releases Filza v3.9.5 with support for TrollStore on iOS 15.x
The Filza file manager app is now compatible with non-jailbroken iOS & iPadOS 15.x devices via TrollStore.
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