Carrie was a managing editor at CNET focused on breaking and trending news. She'd been reporting and editing for more than a decade, including at the National Journal and Current TV. A new jailbreak ...

In the latest volley with the the hacking community, Apple updated the BootROM for the iPhone 3GS, a software upgrade that allegedly will keep the device from being vulnerable to an exploit known as ...

Back in the early days of the iPhone, jailbreaking was an incredibly common practice for enthusiasts. With an iOS jailbreak and third-party app stores like Cydia, iPhone users were able to add ...

Threat actors are using the hype around the recently announced Checkm8 iOS jailbreak exploit to trick users into installing unwanted iOS apps on their devices. These apps aren't malicious per-se, but ...

If the notion of an intruder hacking into your smartphone or PC seems disturbing, just imagine an even more personal sort of privacy breach--a hacker who gains full access to your sight. That's the ...

Often, when new iOS jailbreaks become public, the event is bittersweet. The exploit allowing people to bypass restrictions Apple puts into the mobile operating system allows hobbyists and researchers ...

The exploit used to jailbreak Apple’s newest iPhone operating system is both “beautiful” and “scary,” a noted vulnerability researcher said Monday. And it’s possible that criminals will use it to ...