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iOS 12 Jailbreak to Be Released Publicly Soon

We’ve all known how Apple released its new software, when iOS 12 went public on September 2018. Many people were excited to upgrade to the latest version, but some asked themselves if it’s really worth it.

Most of the users are convinced that they are able to jailbreak the new operating system. There have been months now, but finally, the wait is over.

A researcher who goes by the name @SorryMyBad, who’s part of the 360 Vulcan security team will release the iOS 12.1 or 12.0 exploit.

It will happen soon

We’ve been here when another report made its appearance saying that another famous developer, whose name is Kudima (also known as BigD) offered a WebKit RCE that could exploit to the GitHub repository –this meant that the iOS 12 jailbreak would have happened soon. Many tried to jailbreak their phones in the previous weeks, but most of them realized that the exploits which were released were not to use, because they were PoCs, or simply restricted to SandBox or Mobile-owned processes.

We’ve heard that @SorryMyBad’s exploits are the best ones, and that they can be used directly in a jailbreak, if they worked for post-exploitation like Electra or Unc0ver. Also, for Osiris Jailbreak. @S0rryMyBad received an award at TianfuCup 2018 for all of its success on iPhone X, when it came to exploiting a type confusion JIT bug in Safari, and also for a UaF bug in the iOS Kernel.

Despite the fact that there are many odds, most of the developers did their best to have an iOS 12 jailbreak. However, this is quite hard, since the public release was set in place. Many developers hope to be able to give us a jailbreak for this new software soon enough.

Apple is also doing its best to make the new software hard to jailbreak, as they added solid security improvements, and they also included the production of a CoreTrust system, which actually guarantees that there are Apple-certified.

Luca Todesco, a very famous Yalu developer said sometime in the past that we should not lose our hope just yet, as the iOS 12 jailbreak followed his hacked demos for the software.

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iOS 12 Jailbreak – Downgrade from 12.01 Impossible?

To encourage users to stick to the latest firmware, Apple usually stops signing the previous one. After it launched iOS 12 in September, Apple now gave up on it. The latest public update which you can use is iOS 12.0.1; it came with bug fixes and enhanced performance. Also, the update resolved the pestering charging and Wi-Fi issues among others. So, what can jailbreak users do now?

Impossible to downgrade

As we already said, you can’t no longer get the iOS 12 from Apple, meaning that users using the 12.0.1 version can’t downgrade. Average users might not feel affected by this, since the previous one had a lot of issues and the update brought fixes and stability.

However, those that use jailbreaks might prefer downgrades to jailbreak their iPhones. So far, it isn’t possible to use a jailbreak for iOS 12 since no such thing has been made public.

Hope

However, there is a possibility sometime in the foreseeable future to get access to a jailbreak, making some users resist the urge of upgrading to the latest version of the iOS. We saw already demos of iOS 12 jailbreak (from Pangu and Luca Todesco), but we couldn’t find out if any of them – or other developers – are willing to make the jailbreak open for the general public.

Hang on

Those still using the iOS 12 and hoping for a potential jailbreak are best advised to resist upgrading to the latest version of the iOS. The reason for that is that, once upgraded, Apple will not allow you to go back to iOS 12.

In the end, it’s up to you

It is entirely your decision and you should choose as you see fit. Consider all the possibilities and what they mean. The new update comes with stability increase and fixes, but once upgrade, you won’t be able to go back.

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iOS 12 Jailbreak by Luca Todesco Ready with Confirmation on iPhone XS Max

After Apple releases a new version of its iOS, there are always people that expect something else to happen soon. We are talking about people in the jailbreak community and until now they have been waiting for an iOS 12 jailbreak. They waited patiently ever since Apple started beta tests on the software.

What did they look for?

In order for iPhones and iPads to be jailbreaked, developers have to find some exploits. They achieved this through Luca Todesco, a developer renowned for jailbreaking, managing to jailbreak the iOS 12 on an iPhone XS Max. It is especially impressive since this model comes with the A12 Bionic chipset that added extra security measures.

Overcoming restrictions

Luca Todesco tweeted last month that he ‘pwned’ the software, even claiming that he did it from the first try without having to alter the code from his earlier project. This translates into Apple not making any major changes to iOS 12 compared to the beta version.

To support his claim, Todesco also released a video. At the time he said that we have to wait a few weeks for him to share the full details.

Confirmation

Todesco used Twitter again to confirm the reality of the jailbreak. For this, he used his own iPhone XS Max that ran iOS 12. The beta exploit was still relevant on the final build and by doing the jailbreak, he validated the lack of hardware restrictions that were supposed to prevent him from liberating the device.

Besides jailbreaking the phone, Todesco also restored the stock version of iOS 12. He still uses the XS Max, describing it as a ‘damn fine piece of hardware’. He neither confirmed nor denied that he would release the jailbreak to the public. We just have to wait and see.

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iOS 12 Jailbreak Update – What Do You Need To Know?

Not too long ago, in the middle of September, Apple released its iOS 12 update and not too far from this came the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max. Moving on to this week, we saw the release of the iOS update, 12.0.1. While it is a tempting upgrade for a lot of users, those same users fear that a potential iOS 12 jailbreak might soon ensue. In fact, one of the biggest reasons not to upgrade to iOS 12 is represented by waiting for the jailbreak.

Recently, in late September, the Pangu team released the first details regarding the first iPhone XS jailbreak. In a clip released on Twitter, they showed off progress a PAC Bypass performed on the A12 processor found on the XS model. Since the news of the 12.0.1 being released hit the internet, it might tempt you to upgrade to the iOS 12, or if you are already up to date, you might want to move on to the 12.0.1. However, if jailbreaking is a huge deal for you, then you are better of waiting a while.

Several years ago, the jailbreaking scene was a little bit softer, although, despite of the fact that the scene got tougher, we already saw some proofs of concept jailbreaks being done on the iOS 12, besides some info being released by researchers of security. Ali Security, for example, showed off in a video an untethered jailbreak performed on the iOS 12.

Being shot just after the software was released is definitely a good sign but it is still not connected to a team that previously released one, neither a public release. Luca Todesco, a Yalu developer, also shared a demonstration of an iOS 12 beta 12 jailbreak. So far, we haven’t heard about a certain iOS 12 jailbreak release date, not even a hypothetical one, meaning that you should hold on to your patience.

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The Cybersecurity Division of Alibaba Performed a Jailbreak on iOS 12

It seems that the iOS 12 isn’t as tight with its security as Apple led most of us to believe. After it was released last week, it took Pandora labs – which is a cybersecuriy division working for Alibaba – just a couple of hours to jailbreak the mobile OS. The jailbreaking act itself was posted initially as a short video on Weibo and from there Yalu Jailbreak (with the handle @Yalujb) picked it up and posted it on Twitter.

By watching it you can see the process of jailbreaking the iOS 12 being done on a device that looks a lot like last year’s iPhone X. After the activation of the software, the user completed its task and then reset the phone. After this is done we see the iPhone unlocking itself without the need of a password or FaceID.

The video ends with a screenshot of the jailbreak app and the words ‘Your phone is pwned’ can be seen on the screen. This definitely isn’t the first time that Apple has been shown to be vulnerable in terms of its iOS. Previously, before the release of the iOS 12, Cellebrite, an Israeli company, designed a crack which could exploit and break into any device that had iOS 11 incorporated.

This happened during the time that Apple refused the FBI access to the phone believed to belong to the suspect of the San Bernadino shooting which occurred two years ago. At the moment of writing this article, Apple has yet to release a statement regarding the iOS 12 jailbreak. Yalu Jailbreak stated, however, that the code necessary for this jailbreak will more than likely never see the light of day. That is because Pandora Labs never released such a thing to the general public.

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