checkm8

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https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/27/20886...ootrom-ios

A newly announced iOS exploit could lead to a permanent, unblockable jailbreak on hundreds of millions of iPhones, according to researcher axi0mX who discovered it. Dubbed “checkm8,” the exploit is a bootrom vulnerability that could give hackers deep access to iOS devices on a level that Apple would be unable to block or patch out with a future software update. That would make it one of the biggest developments in the iPhone hacking community in years.

[NewtonMP2100]

....with whom is one m8ing.......???

[jdc]

Critical part of the story:

It’s still very early days for the checkm8 exploit. There’s no actual jailbreak yet, meaning that you can’t simply download a tool, crack your device, and start downloading apps and modifications to iOS.

Crucially, the vulnerability is also what jailbreakers refer to as a “tethered” exploit for now, meaning that it can only be triggered over USB. It would also have to be enabled each time through a computer, which limits the usefulness for a practical jailbreak right now. It’s possible that the exploit will lead an “untethered” jailbreak.

Of those "hundreds of milluons of phones" that could be JB, only real tech geeks will actually do it. Its for mods and rando apps...

[hal]

So as long as I don't allow a hacker to plug some USB thingy into my phone, I'm safe. Thans god I learned about this now!

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hal wrote:
So as long as I don't allow a hacker to plug some USB thingy into my phone, I'm safe. Thans god I learned about this now!

sorry that I bothered you with this post. I will never post articles like these, I promise.

[RAMd®d]

I will never post articles like these, I promise.

I assume that's a sarcastic jest, and that you'll keep on keepin' on.

hal's beem a bit of a state recently.

Maybe it's the heat.

It should pass.

[mattkime]

hal wrote:
So as long as I don't allow a hacker to plug some USB thingy into my phone, I'm safe. Thans god I learned about this now!

Or cross a border checkpoint

[hal]

space-time wrote:
[quote=hal]
So as long as I don't allow a hacker to plug some USB thingy into my phone, I'm safe. Thans god I learned about this now!

sorry that I bothered you with this post. I will never post articles like these, I promise.
I didn't mean to have my angst pointed in YOUR direction, but at the producers of these stories. I'm sorry - it DOES look like I'm mad at you - I'm not. Google news knows I'm interested in macs and ALWAYS puts these stories in my feed with BREATHLESS headlines making it look like all apple users are domed, but almost ALL OF THEM need to have the hacker get full possession of the device first. The worst one was a few months ago - the headline sounded SO BAD that I was terrified... turned out they were talking about a very theoretical hack that was only possible when the owner of the phone unlocked it and handed it to her friend to hack.

again... sorry...

[cbelt3]

My phone has nothing but pictures of my dogs and cats on it, so I'm safe...

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cbelt3 wrote:
My phone has nothing but pictures of my dogs and cats on it, so I'm safe...

but are the dogs and cats safe???