Luca Todesco teases pongoOS running on an M1-equipped Mac
Talented hacker and checkra1n team member Luca Todesco teased an M1-equipped Mac running pongoOS Saturday evening.
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Checkra1n jailbreak user gets Ubuntu running on an iPhone 7
Using the sheer power of the bootrom exploit-based checkra1n jailbreak, a user has managed to get Ubunto version 20.04 running on their iPhone 7.
Checkra1n v0.12.2 fixes A10/A10X device crash on iOS 14.3, enables USB on Apple TV 4K
The checkra1n team released checkra1n v0.12.2 on New Year’s Even with a slew of improvements, including fixes for A10 and A10X devices running iOS or iPadOS 14.3.
First rooted iPhones are now being delivered to select iOS security researchers
These specially-configured iPhones are not meant for daily carry. Furthermore, Apple warns that rooted iPhones “must remain on the premises of program participants at all times”.
KernBypass kernel-level jailbreak detection bypass updated to v0.0.5 with iOS 14.2 support & more
A newly updated kernel-level jailbreak detection bypass called KernBypass by iOS developer Ichitaso can help you use apps that you normally couldn’t use on pwned handsets.
NitoTV open-sources ‘vpnd’ project, enabling VPNs to run on jailbroken Apple TVs
The VPN for jailbroken Apple TV project that nitoTV announced one month ago is now fully open source for anyone who might be interested in going hands-on with it.
This $0.05 hack makes Apple’s MagSafe charger incredibly better
This simple and inexpensive hack makes Apple’s MagSafe charger better by allowing you to dock and undock your iPhone with only one hand.
Odysey jailbreak updated to v1.2.1 with exploit-centric changes for iOS 13.5.1-13.7
The Odyssey jailbreak tool has been updated to version 1.2.1 with various changes to the newly-added exploit for iOS 13.5.1-13.7.
Apple’s original HomePod has been jailbroken with checkra1n
The checkra1n team has managed to jailbreak even Apple’s original HomePod smart speaker system, raising lots of questions about what might be possible with it.
ZecOps releases tfp0 exploit for iOS 13.5.1-13.7
As promised, security research firm ZecOps has released an exploit for iOS & iPadOS 13.5.1-13.7 after several weeks’ worth of teasers from affiliated hacker 08Tc3wBB.
Security researcher Liang Chen demos jailbreak on iPhone 12 Pro running iOS 14.2
Security researcher Liang Chen has successfully demonstrated a working jailbreak on Apple’s latest handset running the latest version of the company’s mobile operating system.
FreeTheSandbox discusses its plan for iOS 13.x jailbreak release, no ETA
The FreeTheSandbox jailbreak for iOS 13.x (including 13.5-13.7) could be released soon, according to new Tweets. But the team has a few additional hurdles to overcome first.
