A jailbreaking group has reportedly earned a $300,000 cash prize from the annual Tianfu Cup hacking contest in China, by performing a remote jailbreak on an iPhone 13 Pro running iOS 15.
The Tianfu Cup hacking contest is China's counterpart to the Pwn2Own style competitions elsewhere in the world, offering big prizes to researchers who bypass protections on consumer devices and software. On the first day of the 2021 competition, it appears one team has already secured a major prize, by successfully attacking an iPhone 13 Pro.Pangu team, best known for jailbreaking Apple hardware, has reportedly successfully performed an attack against the iPhone 13 Pro and iOS 15 at the highest possible prize level. According to a tweet by Kunlun Lab CEO @mj0011sec spotted by iDownloadBlog, Team Pangu managed a remote jailbreak, earning the highest prize on offer for the device, and earning the top spot in the competition's rankings.Read more...
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