Security researchers Paradigm Shift have discovered a vulnerability in older iPhone and Apple Watch models which can be used to jailbreak the devices. What makes this vulnerability special is the fact that there is no fix for it – the only way to really be secure is to replace the device with a newer model.
The good news is that exploiting the flaw isn’t that simple. It cannot be done remotely since the attacker needs to have physical access to the device, and needs to hook it up to a Raspberry Pi.
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Source: TechRadar News
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