Ever since Sony‘s PlayStation 5 made its initial debut in late 2020, hackers were all over the console in attempts to jailbreak it. In 2021, the console’s Debug menu was unlocked, signaling a breakthrough. Almost a year later, Twitter users @StretchEcho and @SpecterDev successfully circumvented Sony’s security using a WebKit exploit.

For those unaware, jailbreaking is the process of exploiting the flaws of a locked-down electronic device to install unauthorized software, which in this case would be pirated PS5 game titles.

The hack and the associated Python scripts can be found on Spectre Dev’s GitHub page. Only PlayStation 5 systems running firmware version 4.03 or lower are compatible with it. Both console versions may be jailbroken, although doing so requires a PC or Mac. A kernel panic occurred when one user attempted to run it on version 4.50. Even with the correct version, it may need to be executed more than once because it doesn’t always function.

The exploit isn’t as good as some of the previous PlayStation 4 jailbreaks because it doesn’t allow code to be executed on the machine. The Debug menu and writing data to the hard disc are still accessible, which could allow developers to explore the internals of the PS5 further, enabling the development of unofficial patches and emulation for older consoles.

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The Apple AirTag smart tracking device was recently launched by the company. But just this last weekend, a German security researcher has apparently managed to jailbreak the smart tag.

According to a ArsTechica report, Stackmashing declared that the attempt to jailbreak the AirTag was successful. For those unaware, the new product from the Cupertino based giant is a small object tracker that can help users locate their key chains, bags, wallets, and more. And now, the security researcher stated that he was successful in breaking into, dumping, and reflashing the microcontroller of the company’s new AirTag. As per the report, breaking into the microcontroller basically implied that the researcher was able to both device how the device functions (by analyzing the dumped firmware) and also reprogram the gadget to do things it was not programmed for in the first place.

This was demonstrated by Stackmashing by having the AirTag be reprogrammed to pass a non Apple URL while in the Lost Mode. This mode is the state that the device enters into when the user starts searching for the object the AirTag was attached with. So when someone with an NFC enabled smartphone finds the AirTag, they can tap it and receive a notification with a link to found.apple.com. This link helps the person who found the device to contact the owner.

But Stackmashing was able to replace this link with a URL of any kind after breaching the microcontroller. In the demonstration, the security researcher managed to add a modified URL into the AirTag that would directly lead to the stackmashing.net website. While this doesn’t directly imply a grave security breach, it does imply the possibility of targeted malware attacks that could be made possible.

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Research by the Georgia Institute of Technology back in 2013 discovered that it was possible to load malware onto the iPhone charging adapter and in turn compromise the security of the iOS device, regardless of whether or not the phone was jailbroken or if the user even took any action on the phone. Apparently, implanting malware on smartphones isn’t possible through the adapter alone but also via a shared power bank.

China’s Cybersecurity Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security recently sent out a warning via its official WeChat account that phone users should beware of the trap of shared power banks around them. The agency added that shared mobile power banks may be implanted with a Trojan Horse program. Thus, once it is plugged into a mobile phone, personal information may be stolen.

According to security experts, such malicious power banks have two general purposes. One is to steal information on the user’s mobile phone, such as photos, videos, phone numbers, text messages, invading the users’ privacy. The other purpose is the implantation of Trojan Horses or other malicious programs. Once a user’s mobile phone is implanted with a Trojan horse or malicious program, it can steal data from the user’s mobile phone for a long time in the future, download malicious programs for advertising, and even use the user’s mobile phone to perform other malicious activities. Among the two purposes, the second one is particularly serious, which literally puts the control of your mobile phone in the hands of a third party.

The best way to prevent this danger is to avoid sharing power banks in public. Where possible, always move with your own power bank. But if you mush share power bank, try to choose regular channels in public places to share power banks and products provided by big-brand service providers. Avoid using power banks from unknown sources and niche brands, especially free products. This also applies to buying a new power bank.

Secondly, Android phone users should try not to turn on the “Developer Mode”, as it is more vulnerable to attacks.

Furthermore, when using shared power banks and other third-party devices, pay attention to the prompts of the mobile phone. If similar prompts such as “Trust this device” appear on the mobile phone, be sure to be vigilant. Once you select “Yes”, The third-party device has the authority to operate the mobile phone, which can easily cause user data leakage or be implanted with Trojan Horses.

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Apple is known for providing products with various proprietary features and hardware. The Cupertino based giant secures every minute details on its iPhones as well, be it the iOS software, lightning port or processors. But now, a group of dedicated individuals has broken through Apple’s confining walls to bring Android OS to an iPhone 7.

Project Sandcastle is under which this great endeavor was carried out by a team called Corellium. The team is known for their previous work which involved bringing Android OS on the original iPhone. So, a recurring philosophy can be observed here, but now Android 10 is available on Apple’s iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus and iPod Touch.

Here is an iPhone 7 booting Android ! pic.twitter.com/cfCdSEzTbo

— matteyeux (@matteyeux) March 4, 2020

The project used the checkra1n software intensively to jailbreak the iPhone 7 series to run the Android OS. It doesn’t just stop here as the group of developers are working on including additional iPhone models as well in the list. But for now, only these three devices will be available for Android since these Apple handsets are a couple of years too late to receive an update to fix the vulnerabilities Corellium exploited.

Thus, it leads to the point that technically most recent iPhone models can be hacked, but there is no point in it since “Apple will fix it with an update.” Unfortunately, installing Android on your iPhone 7 series will result in certain major features to not work correctly. These include essential functions like Bluetooth, audio, mobile data networking, and camera.

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Furthermore, the GMS (Google Mobile Services) is also unsupported on the iPhone 7 series. Meaning, there is no custom recovery to flash it in the smartphone either. In a list of demerits, it seems that the update isn’t stable either since you will lose all data and the Android OS itself when rebooting the device, bringing you back to iOS which lacks the storage taken up by the Android installation.

Unfortunately, the process is still in beta and it is advised not to be used on hardware that one is currently using. So it is recommended to steer clear and wait for a proper workaround for the issues, if any, in the near future. To download and install the Android build on the iPhone 7, Click Here.
Note: One will require checkra1n installed on your iPhone alongside a Mac or Linux PC for further installation.

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iOS is always becoming the target for hacker to be hacked, in iOS terms the hack method is called as jailbreak, Pod2g is the person who hack iOS that ready to release jailbreak tool for iOS 7.1.

Following iH8sn0w, he claims that he will not launch iOS 6.1.6 jailbreak tool, and then playing his own face, and now Pod2g “the reneged” has posting at his Twitter account that “In a few I will have the “Please jailbreak iOS 7.1″ sentence in every single language in the world. Thanks everyone for that! :)”

Fromhis Tweet we assume that he is ready to develop a jailbreak tool for iOS 7.1, but he did not mentioned about the detailed information, so we can’t tell you the release date and we are not sure wether he would be making a separate application for iOS 7.1 jailbreak tool or will upgrade from evasi0n7.

WWJC 2014 is the abreviated from World Wide jailbreak Consortium, this is the only event of its kind: where the iOS jailbreaking community gathers to meet each other in real life and talk about the iOS devices, jailbreak exploits, extensions (tweaks), and themes.

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