New jailbreak released for modern iPhones

[Bradley Prior]

New jailbreak released for modern iPhones

For the first time in years, hackers have released a public jailbreak for modern, up-to-date iPhones that poses a big security risk, Motherboard reports.

iOS 12.4 inadvertently reintroduced a bug that was previously fixed in iOS 12.3 – making it fairly easy to jailbreak modern iPhones.

 

[whatwhat]

It's actually pretty major, especially since you can load malware in the phone by visiting a site (using this and a browser exploit).

But people see jailbreak and think this only impacts people living in their mom's basement.

 

[Happy Days]

users should be cautious when they are downloading new apps, as some of these could have a copy of the jailbreak contained within it

How does jailbreak=spyware?

Jailbreaking permits root access in iOS, allowing the installation of software that is unavailable through the official Apple App Store

as per Wiki. You have to jailbreak before you can download unauthorized software.

 

[ThinkCentre]

Why can I not install Kodi on my iPhone or iPad? Is Kodi illegal software?