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Lars Fröder and Boris Larin meet at GeekCon 2024 as Fröder publishes presentation slides to GitHub
Dopamine jailbreak lead developer Lars Fröder (@opa334dev) arrived in Singapore on Thursday, May 23rd to participate in GeekCon 2024 International, which hosts a crowd of some of the most prominent hackers and security experts in the world.
Apple walks back CVE-2024-27804, claims it’s non-exploitable & offers security researcher paltry $1,000 bounty
If you’ve been following along during the past couple of days, especially following the release of iOS & iPadOS 17.5, then you’ve likely heard about the new PoC for a kernel vulnerability in AppleAVD impacting iOS & iPadOS 17.4.1 and older called CVE-2024-27804, which Apple cited as having the potential impact for an app to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
PoC for CVE-2024-27804 published, jailbreak developers uncertain of viability
Just yesterday, following Apple’s release of iOS & iPadOS 17.5, security researcher Meysam Firouzi (@RootkitSMM) took to X (formerly Twitter) and said that they planned to publish a proof of concept (PoC) for a kernel vulnerability impacting iOS & iPadOS 17.4.1 and older dubbed CVE-2024-27804.
Security researcher says PoC for kernel vulnerability targeting iOS 17.4.1 and older coming soon
Apple on Monday released iOS & iPadOS 17.5, with a substantial part of that update incorporating a handful of security patches. At the very top of Apple’s “About the security content of iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5” web page is CVE-2024-27804, a peculiar kernel vulnerability in AppleAVD which had the potential impact of an app being able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
How to secure your Google account and prevent unauthorized access
In this guide, we will go over important tips to help secure your Gmail, YouTube, and other Google accounts, keeping your personal data as safe as possible.
How to create a PlayStation passkey for secure passwordless authentication
Learn how to create a PlayStation passkey, which allows you to log in to your Sony PlayStation Network account with Face ID and Touch ID instead of the password.
Dopamine jailbreak developer Lars Fröder presents at Zer0con 2024
As promised back in February, Dopamine and TrollStore lead developer Lars Fröder (@opa334dev) took the stage at Zer0con 2024, a high-level and closed conference about software security, to discuss a technical deep dive about jailbreaking iOS 16.
How and why to enable Stolen Device Protection on iPhone
Activate the Stolen Device Protection feature on your iPhone to protect your Apple ID, account passwords, and other critical personal information when your device is stolen or in an unfamiliar location with untrustworthy people who happen to know your iPhone passcode.
Install macOS 14.4.1 on your Mac to fix your USB hubs, Java and audio plug-ins
If you've encountered issues using USB hubs, Java software or professional audio plug-ins on your Mac, installing macOS Sonoma 14.41 should fix them.
9 tips to secure your Facebook account and stop unauthorized use
Do you have reasons to believe your Facebook account has been compromised? In this guide, we will show you how to see if someone is using your Facebook account and share essential tips to secure it from further unauthorized access.
Install iOS 17.4.1 to get fixes and patches for two security issues
Although iOS 17.4.1 doesn't introduce any new features, you're recommended to install it to get Apple's latest security patches protecting against threats.