Hackers Jailbreak iPhone 18 Pro on Stage, and It Survives a Reboot
Hackers demonstrated an untethered jailbreak on an iPhone 18 Pro at Hexacon in Paris, allowing root access to bypass Apple's security.
Intelligence analysis by Qwen 2.5 (3B)
Security researchers demonstrated an untethered jailbreak on an iPhone 18 Pro at a conference, showing the vulnerabilities in Apple's security.
Hackers showed how to make a special trick on a phone that lets people do things Apple doesn't want them to do, like install apps they shouldn't have.
Analysis
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Key points
- Security researchers demonstrated an untethered jailbreak on an iPhone 18 Pro at a conference
- The jailbreak was successful on an iPhone 18 Pro running iOS 27.0.1
- Apple's iOS 27 security notes credit Calif.io for two unrelated crash bugs
- The jailbreak could potentially allow users to bypass Apple's security measures
- Apple has not publicly commented on the demo, and says it does not confirm security issues until patches are available
The jailbreak could lead to better security measures from Apple to prevent such tricks in the future.
The jailbreak could make it easier for people to do things on their phones that Apple doesn't want them to do, like install apps they shouldn't have.
