Breaker, breaker. Apple's iOS 12.4 update breaks jailbreak break, un-breaks the break. 10-4

Breaker, breaker. Apple's iOS 12.4 update breaks jailbreak break, un-breaks the break. 10-4

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iPhone hackers have discovered Apple's most recent iOS update, 12.4, released in July, accidentally reopened a code-execution vulnerability that was previously patched – a vulnerability that can be abused to jail-break iThings.


Pwn20wnd, the developer of the iPhone jail-breaking tool unc0ver, says the newest version of their software, 3.5.2, successfully exploits the SockPuppet flaw on iOS 12.4 to unlock a fully patched up-to-date device from the walled garden of Apple's App Store, thus allowing any third-party software to be installed and run.


The SockPuppet hole was found and reported to Apple in March by Googler Ned Wi ..

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