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Apple Releases Patch For Evasi0n Jailbreak (After It's Used 18 Million Times)

Posted by Soulskill on from the at-least-you-tried dept.

Sparrowvsrevolution writes "Apple has released a new update for iOS that prevents the jailbreak evasi0n released last month. But that hacking tool has already become the most popular jailbreak ever: It's been used to remove the software restrictions on 18.2 million devices in the 43 days between its release and the patch, according to data from Cydia, the app store for jailbroken devices. In its announcement of the update, Apple says it has fixed six bugs and was polite enough to credit the hackers behind evasi0n with finding four of them. At least one of the bugs used by evasi0n remains unpatched, according to David Wang, one of evasi0n's creators. And Wang says that he and his fellow hackers still have bugs in reserve for a new jailbreak, although they plan to keep them secret until the next major release."

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  1. FFS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    And Wang says that he and his fellow hackers still have bugs in reserve for a new jailbreak, although they plan to keep them secret until the next major release."

    ****ing assholes.

    If you know about a security flaw, you should report it so they can be fixed.

    1. Re:FFS by satuon · · Score: 1, Flamebait

      This wouldn't be needed had Apple not been Apple. You know the whole "we know better than you what you want" motto.

      If they didn't know what people wanted I'm assuming they wouldn't be selling so well.

  2. Applefan motto: Do as I say not as I do by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I'm amazed by how many Appletards herald the one true way, only to jailbreak the idevices behind Apple's back.
    I'd wish Apple would just make the idevices jailbreak proof. Then lets see wether the Appletards would choose between the one true way and freedom.