Now that the Library of Congress has granted an exemption from the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act for jailbreaking cell phones, it didn’t take long for Apple’s latest iPhone to become the next victim.
Until recently, Apple’s iPhone 4.0 had not yet been jailbroken. Now it’s just like all of its predecessors. For added convenience, the “hackers” have set up a website called JailBreakMe (www.jailbreakme.com) that a user can visit from the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, compatible with devices running firmware 3.2 or higher, and have their device be jailbroken in a matter of a few clicks. The website exploits a vulnerability in the MobileSafari software, and installs software on your device that allows you to download, install and run third-party software previously blocked by Apple.
So, for those users who think their new iPhone is secure from jailbreaking, that’s no longer the case. It never seems to take long . . .
-John and Mike
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