Apple, in its constant struggle against hackers and jailbreakers, is constantly updating its mobile iOS platform with security fixes, plugging the holes hackers use to unlock the platform.
The latest security fix, iOS 4.3.5, is the fifth such security fix since the 4.3 update was released back in March. This is the second iOS update in two weeks, the last being iOS 4.3.4 just ten days ago (which was released to fix a nasty PDF exploit).So, what is the reason for this latest update? A fix for a security flaw that might allow “attacker with a privileged network position may capture or modify data in sessions protected by SSL/TLS”. For the less tech-savvy, hackers who may happen upon the network you are currently on could potentially store or change your data even if it is heavily encrypted.While the last patch broke the one-click jailbreaking tool JailbreakMe, this patch seems to have no effect on jailbreakers, and the method that worked in 4.3.4 (tethered redsn0w) still seems to work.
Source : http://www.digitaljournal.com
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