iOS 9.3.5 Update Released: Apple Tightens Security; An Urgent Reason To Ditch Jailbreak For Now
C. de LacyWithout any announcements, Apple suddenly released iOS 9.3.5 for the iPhone and iPad that brings security fixes. This update is believed to go on a full scale war to remove the jailbroken status of iDevices.
Before, the update iOS 9.3.4 was rolled out and according to reports, the only thing it did was to prevent users from jailbreaking their device and remove it if already done so. There are a number of workarounds on how to retain the jailbroken status from iOS 9.3.4 update, but iOS 9.3.5 update sounded urgent as CNet reported.
The iOS 9.3.5 update was intended for various security fixes that Apple needed to roll out immediately. There had been three discovered security risks that allows malicious access to the users' data that were exposed on OS 9.3.4 and below.
The patch targets to prevent the malicious text message that users may receive on their iPhones. Redmondpie reported that this was after a UAE Human Rights Defender received the SMS.
The security research team discovered that the link can remotely jailbreak the device, track it and take control to a number hardware in the device including the microphone.
The attack was tracked back to an Israeli spyware company NSO group. The same group that Zerodium offered a million-dollar bounty on 2015.
At the moment, it is highly advised that users opt to update their iPhones and iPads to iOS 9.3.5 and temporarily ditch jailbreak as it could be more than a problem to keep it than to wait for another legit jailbreak tool to be released later.
OTA Updates should roll out automatically, but for those who don' want to leave it to chances, a manual update can be done by going to the Settings > General > Version. The version should be 9.3.5, otherwise and update is highly recommended.
Stay tuned for more news on the iOS Jailbreaking scene.
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