Apple’s jailbreak just became easier.
While a jailbreak is technically illegal, Apple users have been doing them since the launch of the very first iPhone. The motive being the increased control over the device, something that’s easily found in its archrival – Android.
See: Zerodium to pay up to $2.5 million for reporting 0-day Android exploits
However, making these jailbreaks isn’t easy either, it’s a tedious process that Apple has increasingly tried to block users from. Just last month, a patch was issued for one such vulnerability on certain Apple devices comprising of the iPhone X, XS Max, XR, the 2019 iPad Mini & iPad Air which were running iOS versions 12.4,12.2 or earlier ones.
Yet, a few hours ago, a cybersecurity researcher and iOS hacker who goes by the handle of @axi0mX has tweeted a new method named “checkm8“ which allows one to get around the company’s security protocols.
It basically exploits Apple’s Bootrom which contains the code that runs upon starting the iPhone. Hence, just like in Windows, it is one of the very first levels where users could exercise greater control if access is gained.
Moreover, since the exploit is not on the software level, it cannot be patched without Apple having physical access to the millions of iOS devices out there – an impossible feat due to the company’s large scale. Plus, why would users turn in their iPhones en masses themselves? Far fetched.
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