iOS 7 Jailbreak Released, What About That?

At long last, an untethered jailbreak for all iPhones, iPads, and iPods running iOS 7 is available to download. Early reports suggest that the Evasi0n7 jailbreak, released by the Evad3rs group, works flawlessly — but for now, we cannot recommend that you install it. There is a lot of controversy surrounding both the development and release of this first iOS 7 jailbreak, and an internal source at Evad3rs tells ExtremeTech that the jailbreak contains “Chinese malware” — a prominent placement that reportedly netted a “high six figure” payment for the Evad3rs. Furthermore, with iOS 7.1 due to land any day now, there is concern that the Evasi0n jailbreak gives up the zero-day vulnerability too soon, allowing Apple to quickly plug the hole.

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