If you’re without a jailbreak and your firmware is too new for any of the recent developments in the jailbreak community recently (I’m looking at all of you who are on iOS or iPadOS 16.6-17.0 and using TrollStore 2), then you might want to pay attention to this.
It’s been a hot minute since we last reported on a Misaka update, but the MacDirtyCow & kfd exploit-based package manager app received a minor update Wednesday evening, officially bringing the project up to version 3.4.1.
The emergence of a KTRR bypass for arm64e devices has raised a lot more questions than there are answers. If you’re one of many who are confused about what’s happening and whether this will result in a jailbreak anytime soon, then you’ve come to the right place.
It was only back in August when we first heard about the nekoJB project by HAHALOSAH, which was essentially a kernel file descriptor (kfd) exploit-based jailbreak for arm64 devices —the iPhone X and older — and today, that project appears to have reached completion.
Right on schedule, the group from Kaspersky that said they would take the stage at the 37c3 conference on Wednesday to discuss their findings and showcase a KTRR bypass for arm64e devices (A12-A16, and maybe even A17) did exactly that this morning.
The Havoc repository is once again expanding its presence in our iPhone hacking and jailbreaking communities — this time moving quickly to embrace TrollStore add-ons.
Back in 2022, we showed you a jailbreak tweak called CopyLog that was essentially a clipboard manager for pwned devices. But what if we told you that you didn’t need a jailbreak to use it?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard all about TrollStore 2 by now and how it expands upon the original TrollStore’s iOS & iPadOS 14.0-15.4.1 support by adding iOS & iPadOS 15.5-16.5, 16.6 beta 1, and 17.0 support.
While many families were woke up to celebrate the Christmas holiday on the 25th, some were pleasantly surprised by a post from security researcher Boris Larin (@oct0xor) on X (formerly Twitter) saying that a jailbreak for A12 and newer devices running iOS & iPadOS 16.5.1 and older would soon be released.
We have some pretty great news for anyone that stayed on iOS or iPadOS 16.5.1 or below on their A12 or newer device. As it would appear, staying on the lowest possible firmware and avoiding software updates despite the many temptations really does have its perks!
You can count on your friends at iDB to keep all the latest iPhone hacking and jailbreaking news front-and-center because we care as much about this exhilarating hobby as you do.
Around a week ago, we shared the news about a breakthrough new tool called meowbrek2 by iOS developer @dora2ios that could effectively turn the semi-tethered palera1n jailbreak for arm64 devices running iOS 15-16 into a semi-untethered jailbreak by making use of the kfd exploit.