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No iOS 6.1.3 Jailbreak, Says Pod2g

It’s official. The code-savvy team behind evasi0n is not burning the midnight oil to release a jailbreak for iOS 6.1.3, the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system powering iPhones and iPads worldwide. Responding to a jailbreak-related question from one of his Twitter followers, French hacking ...

2 April 2013
11:32 GMT

Weather.app Fix on Its Way to Jailbroken iOS 6 Devices

Jailbroken users under iOS 6.1 will be able to fix their Weather applications using an upcoming patch. Hacker pod2g says the fix will be released through Cydia. Offering no timeframe for the wait, the renowned hacker writes on Twitter, “About Weather.app, we now know how to fix it. We are working on modifying ...

5 February 2013
05:22 GMT

Evasi0n iPhone 5 Jailbreak Scores Huge Download Numbers

The much hyped evasi0n jailbreak from the evad3rs hit a record 270,000 downloads in the first hour since the tool debuted for Mac, Windows, and Linux. The figure could be in the millions now. “Wow! 270,000+ active users on http://evasi0n.com !!!,” hacker pod2g wrote roughly half an hour into the release ...

5 February 2013
03:18 GMT

Download podDJ for iPad – Now Available Worldwide

iOS jailbreaker pod2g (real name Cyril Cattiaux) is proud to announce that his awesome podDJ mixing app is now available for download worldwide. The developer promises you’ll be mixing with “the most realistic virtual turntable you have ever seen.” We’ve already detailed podDJ for iPad in a s...

12 January 2013
07:07 GMT

Hacker Pod2g Announces PodDJ for iPad – A Brilliant Touch-to-Sound Reactivity

Famed hacker Cyril Cattiaux, also known as pod2g on Twitter, has announced his first iOS application, PodDJ. The DJ application is said to transform your iPad into a real mixing engine with a brilliant touch to sound reactivity. For those wondering why there’s no iOS 6 jailbreak in sight, you might have your a...

11 January 2013
07:44 GMT

iOS 7 Could Render Jailbreaks Obsolete, Hacker Asks Apple for an "Open" System

Numerous iOS customers are reportedly switching to Android simply because there’s no jailbreak in sight for the latest firmware version, while hacker Pod2g is asking Apple for a more open iOS so that jailbreaks are no longer necessary. No scientific polls have been conducted on this matter yet, but the tweets ...

4 January 2013
09:48 GMT

Hackers: Jailbreaking iOS 6.1 Will Be Hard

Hackers are making progress in jailbreaking Apple’s iOS 6 (the current version on iDevices worldwide), with famous jailbreaker Pod2g stating, “I’m very confident about the next 6 months.” But fellow security guru @i0n1c (Stefan Esser) says an untethered jailbreak for iOS 6.1 may be out of reac...

28 December 2012
08:07 GMT

Warning: Jailbreak Scam Sites Now Resemble Genuine Hacker Blogs

Earlier this week we reported on the emergence of new jailbreak scams in light of Apple releasing new iDevices and a brand new version of its iOS mobile operating system. As it turns out, there are many more such fraudulent sites than we had previously estimated. What’s more is that many of the recently-emerge...

15 November 2012
09:08 GMT

Apple Credits Pod2g for Finding Not One, but Two SMS Flaws in iOS

One notable takeaway from Apple’s iOS 6 security bulletin is that Pod2g’s SMS spoofing flaw is now fixed. The Cupertino giant has included an insane number of security patches in its latest iOS update, hackers note. Confirmed by fellow jailbreaker Joshua Hill (@p0sixninja), the SMS bug originally discove...

20 September 2012
10:53 GMT

iPhone’s SMS Flaw Is Really Dangerous, Says AdaptiveMobile

Contradicting the very person who discovered the SMS spoofing bug in the iPhone operating system, security company AdaptiveMobile says the flaw detailed by hacker Pod2g is, in fact, serious. AdaptiveMobile released a whitepaper today to dispel some of the myths surrounding the recent iPhone SMS vulnerability which c...

23 August 2012
17:41 GMT

SecureSMS Capitalizes on Pod2g’s SMS Spoofing Discovery

CellTrust Corporation, a company that specializes in mobile communication security, invites paranoid iPhone owners (who’ve heard the recent SMS spoofing news as of late) to try out CellTrust SecureSMS as a replacement to iOS’s built-in Messages app. For those who haven’t been in the loop lately, re...

22 August 2012
17:41 GMT

Pod2g: Little Chance of Apple Releasing iOS 5.1.2 to Patch SMS Flaw [Exclusive]

iPhone hacker Cyril, also known to the jailbreak scene as Pod2g, has provided a few helpful answers for us regarding his SMS spoofing discovery as of late.We had recently speculated that Apple might release iOS 5.1.2 in order to patch the flaw before someone takes advantage of it. Pod2g insists that there’s ver...

18 August 2012
16:51 GMT

Apple Responds to SMS Spoofing Claims

According to renowned iPhone hacker Pod2g, a person with bad intentions could send a spoofed message to an iPhone user and specify a fake reply-to number. Apple has responded to these claims, noting that iMessage is the way to go, as any cell phone is susceptible to such attacks.After Pod2g detailed his findings on h...

18 August 2012
15:31 GMT

iOS 5.1.2 Might Roll Out Soon, Hacker Finds Serious SMS Bug

Apple could be hard pressed to release an incremental software update to iOS 5 customers after the discovery of an SMS spoofing flaw by a renowned hacker. Discovered a few days ago by jailbreaker Pod2g, the iOS text spoofing vulnerability is a serious one. So serious, Apple might have to push out an update just to f...

17 August 2012
04:58 GMT

Major SMS Vulnerability Discovered in iOS

A prominent hacker in the jailbreak community claims to have discovered a serious bug in the way iOS handles text messages. Pod2g promises to provide a detailed analysis of his discovery on his blog, shortly. Renowned hacker and security expert Pod2g has just tweeted to his 330K followers, “Found a heavy SMS f...

14 August 2012
04:34 GMT

Softpedia Exclusive Interview: iOS Hackers of the Chronic Dev Team

The 2012 edition of the Hack in the Box conference in Amsterdam featured a world premier: for the first time ever the entire Chronic Dev Team got together. As many of our readers may already know from our HITB coverage, we’ve had the honor of interviewing the hackers to whom most people are grateful for being...

9 June 2012
08:31 GMT

Hacker Pod2g on Why Jailbreaking Is Cool

For those wondering why everyone is getting so excited at the sound of Absinthe 2.0 being officially released, infamous hacker Pod2g has a short blog entry on the reasons why a person might consider jailbreaking. “There are multiple reasons to jailbreak,” says the hacker, who told us in an interview that...

25 May 2012
21:21 GMT

Download Absinthe 2.0 - iOS 5.1.1 Untethered Jailbreak

“After copious amounts of work and many sleepless nights,” the Chronic Dev Team led by Pod2g is proud to announce that “Absinthe 2.0 is finally here to jailbreak your device.” The effort was a collaborative one, where the iPhone Dev Team had much input as well. Launched officially at the Hack...

25 May 2012
08:38 GMT

Pod2g: “Yes, I Would Really Be Happy to Work for Apple”

Amsterdam’s 2012 edition of the Hack in the Box conference has yielded quite a few interesting tidbits about the jailbreaking scene, thanks to three famed hackers - @Pod2g (Cyril), @p0sixninja (Joshua Hill), and @pimskeks (Nikias Bassen). There’s still more to squeeze out of them, including an untethered...

25 May 2012
03:18 GMT

Pod2g: One More Device to Test Until iOS 5.1.1 Jailbreak Release

Hacker Pod2g has confirmed new progress in his development of an untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1 on Apple devices built around the A5 chip. In a message released to his 326K followers yesterday, the leader of the Chronic Dev Team said: “OK just added iPad3,3 support to Absinthe thanks to @flawlessfox. Only...

24 May 2012
04:30 GMT

iOS 5.1.1 Untethered Jailbreak Launching This Week

Pod2g has issued a tweet crediting fellow hackers @planetbeing and @pimskeks for their input in the development of a new jailbreak tool for iOS 5.1.1 users on A5 devices. The release should occur in a matter of days, according to the post. On May 20th (Sunday), Pod2g wrote on Twitter: “Thanks to awesome work o...

21 May 2012
03:10 GMT

Devices Supported by Pod2g's 5.1.1 Untethered Jailbreak

Hacker Pod2g has continued to test out his latest exploits on all the iDevices he could lay his hands on, and he has successfully confirmed quite a few models that will work “for sure” with the as-of-yet unreleased hack. Actively testing his jailbreak for Apple’s latest iOS release, Pod2g is glad t...

18 May 2012
09:11 GMT

Pod2g Confirms Untethered Jailbreak Support for More iPad Models with iOS 5.1.1

After carrying out further tests on iDevices loaded with iOS 5.1.1, Chronic Dev Team’s Pod2g has confirmed untethered jailbreak support for the very first iPad models released by Apple.“iPad1,1 and iPad2,1 tested with iOS 5.1.1,” reads a tweet signed Pod2g. “Untethering worked,” he added...

15 May 2012
07:31 GMT

Pod2g’s iOS 5.1.1 Jailbreak Works Perfectly with iPhone 4S

Pod2g seems keen to get 300K pulses rising today with a bunch of tweets regarding his progress on the iOS 5.1.1 front. His latest efforts have revealed that some iOS devices don’t yet support his vulnerability (despite earlier developments indicating that all of them were supported), but that the iPhone 4S is a...

14 May 2012
11:00 GMT

Pod2g Confirms Plans to Release iOS 5.1.1 Untethered Jailbreak

Hacker extraordinaire Pod2g has confirmed plans to roll out his jailbreak for iOS 5.1.x iterations (and below) which reportedly works on “all” devices. That’s right, not only has Pod2g finally ceded to the community’s cries, but the hacker has managed to pull his jailbreak off on all iOS devi...

14 May 2012
07:26 GMT

Pod2g Jailbreaks iPad 3,1 iOS 5.1.1 Untethered

After posting a video demonstration featuring an iPad jailbreak on iOS 5.1.1, infamous hacker Pod2g confirmed to his 300K Twitter followers that he managed to jailbreak an iPad 3,1 model using his exploits with great success.“OK, tested on an iPad 3,1 running 5.1.1. Jailbroken untethered. [...] No issue,”...

12 May 2012
09:41 GMT

Pod2g Won’t Release Jailbreak Beta Even for 1 Million Dollars

Infamous hacker Pod2g is teasing his 290K Twitter followers with a message regarding his latest jailbreak in which he claims to have no intentions to release a beta, and that his finalized jailbreak tool is weeks away from launch. Pod2g has recently posted a video demonstration of his latest achievements with iOS 5....

11 May 2012
03:22 GMT

Pod2g Jailbreaks iOS 5.1.1 on A5 and A5X

Chronic Dev Team leader Pod2g has released a video confirming his success in jailbreaking the latest iOS firmware on the latest Apple chip, untethered. Since the hacker was able to compromise iOS 5.1.1 on a third-generation iPad based on the A5X spec, all previous iDevices and firmwares are jailbreakable. Fans are b...

11 May 2012
02:52 GMT

iOS 5.1 Untethered Jailbreak Ready

Infamous hacker Pod2g announced on Twitter that his iPhone 4 is now running an untethered jailbreak. The hack is known to be based on a record number of exploits. “Heya! My iPhone 4 running iOS 5.1 is now untethered,” reads the latest tweet from Pod2g, hacker extraordinaire. The coding guru recently ope...

4 May 2012
03:38 GMT

P0sixNinja: New iOS Jailbreak Has Record Number of Exploits

Famed hacker Joshua Hill, known on the Internet by his Twitter handle p0sixninja, has confirmed to his 130K followers that Pod2g’s next jailbreak will boast a record number of exploits. “Haha, this next jailbreak is going to have a record number of exploits, all more epic then ever!!!,” reads the l...

2 May 2012
07:11 GMT

Pod2g: Productive Weekend Yields Two New Vulns, One Root-Land

iOS hacker Pod2g is happy to inform his 260K Twitter followers that he has made progress on two major fronts - kernel, and bootROM. A recent tweet from Pod2g says “News: a productive week-end. Found 2 big vulnerabilities. 1 kernel land and 1 root land,” the latter being really important, as it will allow...

1 May 2012
04:32 GMT

Pod2g Needs You to Vote - Release JB Now, or Wait for iOS 6

Pod2g is asking his followers to cast their vote and answer the following question: “Shall we hold off the jailbreak for iOS 6?” A few days ago, the internationally-known hacker going by the Twitter handle @Pod2g said in a tweet that he was not rushing his jailbreak out. iDevice owners desperately want t...

26 April 2012
05:00 GMT

Pod2g’s ETA for iOS 5.1 Jailbreak: “No Clue!”

Apparently fed up with all the nagging from the iOS community, hacker Pod2g is giving his ETA for the upcoming iOS 5.1 untethered jailbreak: “no clue!”The latest tweet from the Internationally-known hacker reads: “ETA for 5.1 JB: no clue! We're going to set pieces of the puzzle together this we...

24 April 2012
04:57 GMT

iOS 5.1 Untethered Jailbreak Progress - ASLR Bypassed

Pod2g is working hard to get the next jailbreak out, and he’s not wasting any time keeping his followers updated either. On Twitter, the French hacker has just posted his latest progress – ASLR bypassed. Address space layout randomization, or ASLR, is a security method which involves randomly arranging t...

20 April 2012
04:42 GMT

Pod2g: “We Have All Exploits Required to Do a New Jailbreak”

French security expert Pod2g has confirmed on Twitter that the next iOS jailbreak is getting closer, as the dream-team comprising several prominent hackers has identified the necessary number of holes to inject a payload in the software, thus compromising it. Tweeted minutes ago, Pod2g’s message reads: “...

18 April 2012
03:58 GMT

iOS 5.1 Jailbreak Progress: “Weeks of Work”

For those eagerly anticipating a jailbreak for iOS 5.1 on A5 devices, as well as for the new iPad, French hacker Joshua Hill has a clear message: “it's not out and I have no clue when it'll happen.” Seemingly tired of being nagged about his progress on the latest iOS jailbreaks, Pod2g (Joshua&r...

30 March 2012
05:09 GMT

Work on the iOS 5.1 Untethered Jailbreak Has Commenced

Renowned hacker Pod2g (Joshua Hill) is “actively” working on an untethered jailbreak for iPhone 4S and new iPad tablets, according to his Twitter stream. Pod2g is the leader of an infamous group of hackers known as the Chronic Dev Team. Answering a question addressed to him by one of his followers, Frenc...

12 March 2012
04:06 GMT

Pod2g Confirms: A5 Untethered Jailbreak Is ‘Hours’ Away

No more speculation as to when the A5 untether gets released to the masses. French hacker Pod2g has just confirmed in a new blog entry that iPhone 4S and iPad 2 users will be able to jailbreak their devices untethered in a matter of hours.“I know the wait was long, too much long, but it's about to end! You...

20 January 2012
09:28 GMT

iPad 2 iOS 5.0.1 Untethered Jailbreak Officially Revealed

Captioning this image (left) with a terse “No more to say!”, French hacker Pod2g is officially unveiling his iPad 2 jailbreak to the world. Owners of a second-generation Apple tablet, as well as those owning an iPhone 4S, have very little to wait for a public release.Earlier this week, the infamous Pod2g ...

18 January 2012
02:45 GMT

iPhone 4S (A5) iOS 5.0.1 Untethered Jailbreak Cracked

Pod2g is proud to present his almost finished untethered jailbreak for iPhone 4S in a video shot by a friend of his who is also a famous iOS developer.The Chronic Dev Team leader uses both Twitter and his blog to inform the masses that his A5 untethered jailbreak is soon to be released to the public. That means iPad ...

16 January 2012
02:22 GMT

Pod2g: Updated Corona Jailbreak Soon to Hit Cydia

Those who are anxiously anticipating the A5 jailbreak still have some waiting to do, but a forthcoming update to Corona should pique the interest of some existing jailbroken users.The infamous Pod2g confirms on his blog that fellow hacker "@xvolks worked to include @comex sandbox patches into the Corona GIT. Expect a...

13 January 2012
16:01 GMT

Jailbreak News: Corona Kernel Patched, iBooks Fixed

One of the people helping out with the A5 jailbreak has announced on Twitter that the Corona kernel has been patched to resolve a problem with Apple’s iBooks application on jailbroken devices. About an hour ago, the Chronic Dev’s Pod2g retweeted a fellow hacker’s update on his progress on iOS jailb...

12 January 2012
10:45 GMT

iPhone 4S/iPad 2 Jailbreak Nears Completion, Sandbox Broken

Prominent names in the iOS hacker community are making progress in their efforts to deliver a jailbreak for iPhones and iPads powered by the A5 chip. A new update from Yiduo David Wang, also known as Planetbeing on Twitter, reveals that the A5 jailbreak is one step closer to completion: “And we're out of...

12 January 2012
04:25 GMT

Pod2G: We Can’t Release A5 Jailbreak for Developers

Tweets coming from resounding names in the iOS hacker community seem to confirm some exciting progress on the A5 front. However, the leader of the Chronic Dev Team, Pod2g, is said to inform that the latest jailbreak can’t be released to developers for testing. The iPhone Dev Team’s Musclenerd kicks it of...

10 January 2012
07:32 GMT

Pod2g Issues A5 (iPhone 4S) Untethered Jailbreak FAQ

In an attempt to fend off potentially irrelevant queries from the iOS community, French hacker Pod2g has decided to post a FAQ on his blog explaining why the untethered jailbreak for A5 devices is taking some time to fledge. The software tinkerer has recently confirmed that, “with some luck”, an untether...

6 January 2012
07:21 GMT

iPhone 4S Untethered Jailbreak Coming Next Week, ‘With Some Luck’

An untethered jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2 owners is just around the corner, going by an unexpected tweet from French hacker Pod2g who is wasting no time in developing a cordless hack for A5 devices. Although he’s working on his own terms developing hacks, Chronic Dev Team member Pod2g apparently doesn&r...

4 January 2012
02:35 GMT

Chronic Dev Posts Corona 5.0.1 Untether

The Chronic Dev team’s own tool to untether your iOS 5.0.1 jailbreak is now available on Cydia, according to a new blog post over at Greenpois0n.com.According to Pod2g’s hacking friends, “in hopes of making your holidays just a bit happier, this morning we are pleased to announce the release of an u...

27 December 2011
15:41 GMT

Stay Away from iOS 5.0.2, Pod2g Tells Jailbreakers

Chronic Dev’s Pod2g is busy tweeting left and right about the nuts and bolts of his untethered iOS 5.0.1 jailbreak for non-A5 devices, including one interesting aspect regarding a certain iOS 5.0.2. Although not confirmed by Apple (not even by developers testing future iOS releases), iOS 5.0.2 may be on Apple&...

27 December 2011
08:16 GMT

Pod2g Commissions iOS 5 Untethered Jailbreak Release to Chronic Dev

Well known iOS hacker Pod2g acknowledges in a recent blog post that many people are waiting for an ‘A5 jailbreak’, referring to the newer Apple iPhone and iPad models. He is now focusing on those, and has passed on the iOS 5 ‘untether’ responsibility over to the Chronic Dev Team.Pod2g begins h...

23 December 2011
02:53 GMT

iPhone 4 iOS 5.0.1 Untethered Jailbreak Finalized, Demoed [Video]

The Chronic Dev Team’s Pod2g’s is back with a new demonstration video of his untethered jailbreak progress, this time showing off the hack on the iPhone 4.On his blog, Pod2g says “Here is a new video demo of the current status of the 5.0.1 jailbreak running on an iPhone 4.”According to the hac...

22 December 2011
02:59 GMT


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