Apple quietly drops iOS jailbreak detection API
John Cox, Network World, 12/10/2010 Version 4.2 disables a query to discover compromised OS Apple has disabled, without explanation, a jailbreak detection API in iOS less than six months after introducing it. Device management vendors say the reasons for the decision are a mystery, but insist they can use alternatives to discover if an iPhone, [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: API, JailBreak, Malware
Apple applies for patent to kill jailbroken devices
Steven Musi, CNET News, 8/22/2010 Apple is apparently ramping up its battle to prevent iPhone and iPod owners from jailbreaking their devices. The company has applied for a patent, titled “Systems and Methods for Identifying Unauthorized Users of an Electronic Device,” that covers a series of security measures to automatically protect devices from thieves and [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: JailBreak
Cracking software retrieves iPhone 4 passwords: No jailbreaking necessary
Dan Goodin, The Register, 8/5/2010 A Russian password-cracking company has released software it says can recover passwords stored on Apple’s latest iPhone without modifying the device or any of the data stored on it. ElcomSoft of Moscow says the latest version of its iPhone Password Breaker will recover the encrypted keychains that the iPhone 4 [...]
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DMCA Ruling Allows iPhone Jailbreaks
Andy Patrizio, InternetNews.com, 7/29/2010 The Library of Congress has ruled that modifying smartphones without the device maker’s permission, legitimizing the activities of one segment of the digital underground. Apple has kept a tight grip on the iPhone since its release, repeatedly defending its rules regarding the apps users can run and the ban on modifications [...]
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New research reveals troubling security issues for iPhones
Chris Foresman, ArsTechnica, 5/28/2010 Though Apple has added additional data security features to the iPhone with every iteration of the OS—including encrypting files on-device for the iPhone 3GS—vulnerabilities still exist. These issues are of particular concern to enterprise users, since sensitive corporate data may exist on any given employee’s mobile device. A new vulnerability revealed [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, API, AT&T, JailBreak, Linux
AT&T iPhone Users to Finally Get 3G Tethering with 4.0 OS Update
Brandon Hill, DailyTech, 5/19/2010 “Official” tethering comes at last for iPhone users Well, it only took a year. A little over a year ago, Apple announced iPhone OS 3.0 and along with it came support for 3G internet tethering. The only problem was that while many wireless carriers around the world offered the tethering option [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, AT&T, JailBreak, Tether, WiFi
Jailbreak for iPad and newer iPhone released
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, ZDNet, 5/3/2010 Hackers have released a package that jailbreaks the iPad and newer iPhone OS, allowing users to install hundreds to unapproved apps on their Apple-branded device. The package, called Spirit, jailbreaks all iPad, iPod touch or iPhone devices running OS 3.1.2, 3.1.3 and 3.2. Here’s the details: Spirit is an untethered jailbreak for [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, JailBreak
iPad jailbreak released, works on iPhone and iPod touch
Aron Trimble, TUAW, 5/3/2010 Within a few hours of its release the iPad had already been jailbroken and video proof released. The Dev-Team with @comex have released the first “userland” jailbreak for iPhone OS devices since the initial year of the iPhone’s release. The current jailbreak, dubbed “Spirit,” allows you to jailbreak all models of [...]
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Apple warns iPhone OS users of jailbreaking risks
Prince McLean, AppleInsider, 4/21/2010 Apple has posted a support document targeting iPhone jailbreaking, noting that “unauthorized modification of iPhone OS has been a major source of instability, disruption of services, and other issues,” including compromised security. The article addresses “adverse issues experienced by customers who have made unauthorized modifications to the iPhone OS (this hacking [...]
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iPhone OS 4 jailbreak available, enables multitasking on 3G
Chris Foresman, Ars Technica, 4/16//2010 iPhone OS 4, set to ship later this summer, has already been jailbroken. The iPhoneDevTeam has released a preliminary beta of the redsn0w jailbreaking tool, but be warned: it’s definitely not for the casual jailbreaker. redsn0w 0.9.5 is a beta release with limited functionality. Right now, it only supports jailbreaking [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, API, JailBreak