Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Google's paying $20,000 to hack Chrome -- any takers?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/03/googles-paying-20-000-to-hack-chrome-any-takers/http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/03/googles-paying-20-000-to-hack-chrome-any-takers/http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/03/googles-paying-20-000-to-hack-chrome-any-takers/#comments So far, Chrome is the only browser of the big four -- Safari, Firefox, and Internet Explorer being the other three -- to escape the Pwn2Own hacking competition unscathed the past two years. (Sorry Opera aficionados, looks like there's not enough of you to merit a place in the contest... yet.) Evidently, its past success has Google confident enough to pony up a cool $20,000 and a CR-48 laptop to anyone able to find a bug in its code and execute a clean sandbox escape on day one of Pwn2Own 2011. Should that prove too daunting a task, contest organizer TippingPoint will match El Goog's $10,000 prize (still $20,000 total) for anyone who can exploit Chrome and exit the sandbox through non-Google code on days two and three of the event. For those interested in competing, Pwn2Own takes place March 9th through 11th in Vancouver at the CanSecWest conference. The gauntlet has been thrown -- your move, hackers.

Google's paying $20,000 to hack Chrome -- any takers? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Feb 2011 20:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>chromecr 48cr-48cr48exploitexploitedfirefoxgooglehackhackerhackershackinghacksinternet explorerInternetExplorermaliciousmozillaprizePwn2Ownpwn2own2011pwnagepwnedsafarisecuritysecurity holeSecurityHoleTippingPointvulnerabilityThu, 03 Feb 2011 20:33:00 EST<![CDATA[iPhone SMS database hacked in 20 seconds, news at 11]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/iphone-sms-database-hacked-in-20-seconds-news-at-11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/iphone-sms-database-hacked-in-20-seconds-news-at-11/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/25/iphone-sms-database-hacked-in-20-seconds-news-at-11/#comments
 It's a story tailor-made for the fear-mongering subset of news media. This week, a pair of gentlemen lured an unsuspecting virgin iPhone to a malicious website and -- with no other input from the user -- stole the phone's entire database of sent, received and even deleted text messages in under 20 seconds, boasting that they could easily lift personal contacts, emails and your naughty, naughty photos as well. Thankfully for us level-headed souls, those gentlemen were Vincenzo Iozzo and Ralf-Philipp Weinmann, security researchers performing for the 2010 Pwn2Own hacking contest, and their $15,000 first prize ensures that the winning formula will go to Apple (and only Apple) for further study. Last year, smartphones emerged from Pwn2Own unscathed even as their desktop counterparts took a beating, but this makes the third year in a row that Safari's gotten its host machines pwned. That said, there's no need for fear -- just a healthy reminder that the Apple logo doesn't give you free license to click links in those oh-so-tempting "beta-test the new iPad!" emails.

iPhone SMS database hacked in 20 seconds, news at 11 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ApplecrackcrackerscrackingexploitexploitedhackhackerhackershackingiPhoneMacmaliciousprizepwnpwn 2 ownPwn2ownpwnagepwnedRalf-Philipp WeinmannRalf-philippWeinmannSafarisecuritysecurity holesecurity holesSecurityHoleSecurityHolesSMStext messagingTextMessagingtxttxt messagesTxtMessagesVincenzo IozzoVincenzoIozzoThu, 25 Mar 2010 02:36:00 EST<![CDATA[PwnageTool for iPhone OS 3.1.3 released for the version obsessed]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/pwnagetool-for-iphone-os-3-1-3-released-for-the-version-obsessed/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/pwnagetool-for-iphone-os-3-1-3-released-for-the-version-obsessed/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/08/pwnagetool-for-iphone-os-3-1-3-released-for-the-version-obsessed/#commentsWhile the list of tweaks is absurdly small in the latest iPhone OS update, we know that some of you simply have to run the latest and greatest OS at all times regardless of risk. Fortunately for you, the Dev-Team has stepped to with a new version of PwnageTool (v3.1.5 for Mac OS X) that handles the update to iPhone OS 3.1.3 with aplomb while preserving your device's ultrasn0w unlock and jailbroken state. As usual, there's a litany of precautions depending upon the device you own so hit the source link and read the dev-team's words carefully before proceeding. With a little luck, patience, and undue stress, improved accuracy of your device's reported battery level can be yours -- Huzzah?

PwnageTool for iPhone OS 3.1.3 released for the version obsessed originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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With firmware 2.1 now out for the iPhone and iPod touch we bring you the inevitable PwnageTool and QuickPwn response. Apparently, the DevTeam took offense to a previous posting where we questioned the relevancy of continued jailbreaks in the age of the AppStore and official, worldwide iPhone distribution.

So, we'll put it to you dear reader: as much as we respect these guys for their gen-1 iPhone unlocking and pre-AppStore era work, is PwnageTool and the ability to jailbreak your phone still as important as it was?

Update: By a three-to-one margin it's clear that you still love your Pwnage! As such, we'll continue to cover the DevTeam's exploits just as obsessively as before.

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DevTeam releases PwnageTool and QuickPwn 2.1, wants to rumble originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 13 Sep 2008 10:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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While the DevTeam rightly asserts that Apple can't undo the bug exploited by PwnageTool via firmware update alone, it's still subject to the whims of iTunes connectivity. In fact, iTunes 8 seems to detect jailbroken devices jailbreaking attempts and then stomps its feet and refuses to play nice. While the DevTeam says that fixes are in the works, the growing list of useful applications in the AppStore coupled with the global retail availability of the iPhone (and lack of a 3G unlock) makes PwnageTool less and less relevant with each passing day.

Update: The problem seems to occur when you try to restore to an iPwned ipsw from a non-iPwned device. Syncing to an already Pwned device works fine.

Editor's note: The sentence above which states that the Dev Team's efforts are becoming "less relevant" is not an opinion which is endorsed by Engadget. Quite the contrary -- many of the editors here are die-hard fans of PwnageTool and the Team's work, and believe that their contributions to the iPhone community are hugely important. Thomas -- who lives in The Netherlands -- has a point in regards to users who previously had no access to the phone and were forced to import and unlock, or more casual users who likely find the App Store more approachable. Personally? I don't update my phone until the Dev Team has worked their magic, and they have Engadget's full support and respect. -- ed.

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iTunes 8 pwns PwnageTool originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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Pwnage 2.0.2 released, for reals this time originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Update: WinPwn 2.0.0.4 is out as well.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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Pwnage 2.0.2 released, for reals this time originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>appleiphonepwnagesoftwareSat, 09 Aug 2008 04:41:00 EST<![CDATA[PwnageTool 2.0.2 ready "in next few hours," jailbreakers prepare your engines]]>http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/07/pwnagetool-2-0-2-ready-in-next-few-hours-jailbreakers-prepare/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/07/pwnagetool-2-0-2-ready-in-next-few-hours-jailbreakers-prepare/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/07/pwnagetool-2-0-2-ready-in-next-few-hours-jailbreakers-prepare/#commentsIt's not the iPhone 3G unlock yet, but at least those of you who held-off from updating your iPhone to the 2.0.1 firmware are about to get a taste of improved stability and snappy keyboarding while early updaters will once again gain access to their jailbroken apps. Or so says the DevTeam who claim that PwnageTool 2.0.2 is "undergoing final checks and will be packaged, signed and should be uploaded within the next few hours, so count on it being released sometime on Thursday." The update will be provided via a direct link (which we'll pass along) and over the PwnageTool's software updater. So block out some time in your calendars, there's plenty of newbie hackery to be done later on today.

Update: Delayed, clearly, here's why.

PwnageTool 2.0.2 ready "in next few hours," jailbreakers prepare your engines originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Feeling a little left out after yesterday's Mac-based Pwnage Tool festivities, Windows users? Fret not, because the ever-vigilant, ever-studious hacking community has managed to come up with a series of steps to get you back on your feet again with a fully pwned first-gen handset. The whole shebang isn't necessarily for the most casual jailbreakers -- let's just say it isn't quite as straightforward as the Mac procedure yet -- but it'll allegedly get you going if you're starting with an iPhone running 1.1.4 (there are additional steps if you jumped the gun on 2.0, you impatient son of a gun, you -- think of it as penance). As always, exercise extreme caution, understand that this could cause your iPhone to spontaneously combust into a useless pile of metal, plastic, and ash, and let us know how it goes in comments.

[Thanks, Z-]

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Method devised for pwning first-gen iPhones running 2.0 via Windows originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Feeling a little left out after yesterday's Mac-based Pwnage Tool festivities, Windows users? Fret not, because the ever-vigilant, ever-studious hacking community has managed to come up with a series of steps to get you back on your feet again with a fully pwned first-gen handset. The whole shebang isn't necessarily for the most casual jailbreakers -- let's just say it isn't quite as straightforward as the Mac procedure yet -- but it'll allegedly get you going if you're starting with an iPhone running 1.1.4 (there are additional steps if you jumped the gun on 2.0, you impatient son of a gun, you -- think of it as penance). As always, exercise extreme caution, understand that this could cause your iPhone to spontaneously combust into a useless pile of metal, plastic, and ash, and let us know how it goes in comments.

[Thanks, Z-]

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Method devised for pwning first-gen iPhones running 2.0 via Windows originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sort of. Pwnage Tool 2.0 can't handle 3G iPhone SIM unlocks just yet, though jailbreaking should work just fine, and we're also faced with the teensy little problem of the Dev Team's server being totally destroyed by downloads already -- mirror please? -- but the friendly little jailbreak app has finally been unleashed upon the earth. We'd never suggest trying out software like this right out of the gate, but, um, let us know how it goes, yeah?

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Update: We're seeing mixed results so far in the comments, but no bricked phones to speak of. Always a good thing. Oh, and plenty of mirrors to be found in the comments, thanks guys!

Update 2: Looks like 2.0.1 is already out with a few fixes!

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iPhone Dev Team unleashes Pwnage Tool 2.0 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sort of. Pwnage Tool 2.0 can't handle 3G iPhone SIM unlocks just yet, though jailbreaking should work just fine, and we're also faced with the teensy little problem of the Dev Team's server being totally destroyed by downloads already -- mirror please? -- but the friendly little jailbreak app has finally been unleashed upon the earth. We'd never suggest trying out software like this right out of the gate, but, um, let us know how it goes, yeah?

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Update: We're seeing mixed results so far in the comments, but no bricked phones to speak of. Always a good thing. Oh, and plenty of mirrors to be found in the comments, thanks guys!

Update 2: Looks like 2.0.1 is already out with a few fixes!

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iPhone Dev Team unleashes Pwnage Tool 2.0 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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iPhone unlocking is a little more cash-intensive now that Apple and AT&T are all contract-happy with the 3G, but it looks like would-be unlockers will have a little more time to save up those pennies -- the erstwhile hackers on the iPhone Dev Team say that while a forthcoming version of the sadly-named Pwnage tool will activate and jailbreak the iPhone 3G, unlocking is taking a little longer than expected, and they don't want to release the code until it's exactly right. The tool still unlocks first-gen iPhones running 2.0 and allows jailbreak apps to co-exist with the App Store, so if you're desperate to unlock right away, we'd say a first-gen unit is your best bet.

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iPhone Dev Team says Pwnage Tool won't unlock iPhone 3G (for now) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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iPhone unlocking is a little more cash-intensive now that Apple and AT&T are all contract-happy with the 3G, but it looks like would-be unlockers will have a little more time to save up those pennies -- the erstwhile hackers on the iPhone Dev Team say that while a forthcoming version of the sadly-named Pwnage tool will activate and jailbreak the iPhone 3G, unlocking is taking a little longer than expected, and they don't want to release the code until it's exactly right. The tool still unlocks first-gen iPhones running 2.0 and allows jailbreak apps to co-exist with the App Store, so if you're desperate to unlock right away, we'd say a first-gen unit is your best bet.

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iPhone Dev Team says Pwnage Tool won't unlock iPhone 3G (for now) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Just a few hours after we brought you the exclusive hands-on video with the DevTeam's PwnageTool... it's out! Mac only for now, Windows on the way shortly.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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iPhone PwnageTool released! originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Just a few hours after we brought you the exclusive hands-on video with the DevTeam's PwnageTool... it's out! Mac only for now, Windows on the way shortly.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

iPhone PwnageTool released! originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Although the iPhone Dev Team totally punked us on April Fool's Day, they were still nice enough to give us an early hands-on (in person!) with a pre-release version of their new Pwnage tool. Pwnage lets you load in any firmware you want, including patched firmwares not signed by Apple -- which could lead to everything from custom software distributions to totally new OSs ported over (like, say, Android or Linux). We did what most people are probably going to do, however: we took a brand new 8GB iPhone, unlocked it, and upgraded to the 2.0 firmware, while keeping it active on T-Mobile. It's not exactly a one-click process, but it's not all that hard either -- although we kind of cheated and had Dev Team members talking us through it. Peep the vid after the break, and check the read links in few hours to get your hands on Windows and Mac versions of the tool.

P.S. -Apologies for the blurry video for the first couple minutes, we didn't notice that our camera had gotten knocked out of macro mode. You're not missing much, trust us. Oh, and the only cuts are during loading bars and when we accidentally flashed a phone number and the iPhone's serial number -- we figured you didn't really want 20 minutes of listening to people sniffle during progress bars.

Read - iphone-dev.org (Pwnage tool creators)
Read - The iPhone Project (hosting the Pwnage tool)

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Video: The iPhone Dev Team's Pwnage tool in action originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>applefeatureshackhacksiphoneiphone dev teamIphoneDevTeampwnagepwnage toolPwnageToolunlockThu, 03 Apr 2008 00:01:00 EST<![CDATA[iPhone Dev Team claims to be dismantled, Pwnage tool dead for good? Update: nope.]]>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/iphone-dev-team-claims-to-be-dismantled-pwnage-tool-dead-for-go/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/iphone-dev-team-claims-to-be-dismantled-pwnage-tool-dead-for-go/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/iphone-dev-team-claims-to-be-dismantled-pwnage-tool-dead-for-go/#commentsApril Fool's day joke? Could be, but we're hearing it might be real: the long standing bastions of iPhone hacking, the iPhone Dev Team, posted a note to their site stating that "[today] the DevTeam was approached by an unnamed party to sell all of the intellectual property and related applications. After much consideration [What, hours? -Ed.] the offer was accepted and the [Dev Team] has ceased." Seems a bit outlandish. For those not in the know, the Dev Team is the same group that posted jailbreaks to 2.0 (before it was out), 1.1.3, 1.1.1, developed the AnySIM unlock, and are thiiiis close to releasing the Pwnage tool (which promised total unsigned firmware control of the iPhone). So yeah, it may well be a prank, we wouldn't put it past them. Funny thing about the hacker community though, one goes down and 10 more spring up.

[Thanks Andrew, Erica]

Update: Yep, it's an April Fool's joke. We're just going to go offline until April 2nd, peace.

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iPhone Dev Team claims to be dismantled, Pwnage tool dead for good? Update: nope. originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>appledev teamDevTeamhacksiphonemobilepwnagesoftwareMon, 31 Mar 2008 19:09:00 EST<![CDATA[iPhone Dev Team claims to be dismantled, Pwnage tool dead for good? Update: nope.]]>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/iphone-dev-team-claims-to-be-dismantled-pwnage-tool-dead-for-go/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/iphone-dev-team-claims-to-be-dismantled-pwnage-tool-dead-for-go/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/iphone-dev-team-claims-to-be-dismantled-pwnage-tool-dead-for-go/#commentsApril Fool's day joke? Could be, but we're hearing it might be real: the long standing bastions of iPhone hacking, the iPhone Dev Team, posted a note to their site stating that "[today] the DevTeam was approached by an unnamed party to sell all of the intellectual property and related applications. After much consideration [What, hours? -Ed.] the offer was accepted and the [Dev Team] has ceased." Seems a bit outlandish. For those not in the know, the Dev Team is the same group that posted jailbreaks to 2.0 (before it was out), 1.1.3, 1.1.1, developed the AnySIM unlock, and are thiiiis close to releasing the Pwnage tool (which promised total unsigned firmware control of the iPhone). So yeah, it may well be a prank, we wouldn't put it past them. Funny thing about the hacker community though, one goes down and 10 more spring up.

[Thanks Andrew, Erica]

Update: Yep, it's an April Fool's joke. We're just going to go offline until April 2nd, peace.

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