If you have a Jailbroken iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad and you haven’t heard of Comex, otherwise known as Nicholas Allegra, then you really need to brush up on your Jailbreaking history! Comex became widely known for his work in the Jailbreaking scene for Jailbreaks such as JailbreakMe 3.0. Shortly after the release of JailbreakMe 3.0, [...]

As hackers continue to look outside of Windows to a greater and greater degree, and malware continues to spread on other platforms like iOS and Android, the companies who make those operating systems are going to need to beef up their security to keep pace. Apple has obviously taken that task seriously, as they’ve been [...]

Nicholas Allegra, or as most of you know him as, Comex was the genius behind numerous Jailbreaks such as JailbreakMe 2 and JailbreakMe 3. Shortly after releasing JailbreakMe 3 Allegra announced that he was offered an internship at Apple and that he would be indeed taking the offer. It looks like the fruit company’s trial of [...]

With Twitter becoming more and more of a serious platform for important dialog, it’s more important than ever for their databases to remain secure. Twitter looks like they’re taking that challenge seriously, as legendary hacker Charlie Miller tweeted today that he’d be joining the Twitter security team. It’s not every day you get a guy [...]

If you have not heard of the hacker @P0sixninja (Joshua Hill) and you are in the Jailbreaking scene then I would be seriously surprised. P0sixninja has been responsible for numerous Jailbreaks throughout the years and was the developer behind GreenPois0n, Chronic-Dev Crash Reporter and even Absinthe. He was also one of the head members of the Chronic [...]

Opponents of jailbreaks claim that jailbreaking is only used for software piracy. Those of us who have had jailbroken phones in 2007, before Apple launched its own App Store, know that this is not necessarily the case. Nevertheless, it is a fact that a lot of iPhone users turn to jailbreaking to access commercial apps without compensating [...]

One feature of the iOS 6 firmware that was not discussed at the WWDC 2012 was KASLR. What does KASLR stand for you might ask? Well, KASLR stands for Kernal Address Space Layout Randomization, which is essentially the next step up from ASLR that was introduced in iOS 5. For non technology orientated individuals both [...]

If you have been in the Jailbreaking scene for any number of years I am sure you have heard the alias @Chpwn, otherwise known as Grant Paul, tossed around a few times. This is because Chpwn has been an active developer and hacker in the Jailbreaking community since its beginnings. He is responsible for several [...]

Last year MyGreatFest took place in London, England, which was the worlds first Jailbreaking convention. There were numerous Cydia developers and prominent members of the Jailbreaking community present including Saurik (Jay Freeman). Now, re-branded under the name of JailbreakCon, North America is set to have its own Jailbreaking convention that will take place on September 29th, 2012. [...]

We have talked about hacker GeoHot, who’s actual name is George Hotz, numerous times in the past, most recently we told you that GeoHot was arrested for marijuana possession. For those that are unaware of who GeoHot is or have only heard his name tossed around briefly, he is a famous hacker who first unlocked the [...]