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iPhone, iPod Touch 1.1.1 Firmwares Jailbroken

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the pat-yourselves-on-the-back dept.

vertigoCiel writes "Hackers Niacin and Dre have recently gained full read and write access to the filesystems of both the iPhone and the iPod Touch. The Jailbreak exploits a vulnerability in Safari's TIFF library to execute the necessary code when the specially crafted image is loaded. Access can then be permanently sustained by modifying the fstab file with iPhuc"

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  1. Re:I'd just like to point out by seandiggity · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I for one welcome our Gundam-loving, wiki-editing, Japanese Agricultural Ministry overlords.

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    Geeks like to think that they can ignore politics, you can leave politics alone, but politics won't leave you alone.-rms