iOS 7.1.1 has been jailbroken - Stefan Esser says exploit stolen from him
It was just a few months ago that iOS 7.1 was released, bringing in a host of features for iPhone owners. However, if you’re one of the millions if iPhone owners who happen to also enjoy jailbreaking their devices, every Apple update forces you to wait for another jailbreak. The wait is over for the iOS 7.1.1 jailbreak, but some concerns remain about the circumstances behind the jailbreak itself.
Just like the one released back in December, this jailbreak also hails from China, this time from a team known as PanGu. It’s compatible for most devices running iOS 7.1 and 7.1.x and there appears to be no malware or secret app stores this time. There is, however, conflict abound with this jailbreak as it appears the exploit was pretty much taken from another developer who didn’t want it revealed to the public.
When Stefan Esser (ion1c) learned that the Pangu team was going to release a jailbreak, he suspected they were going to use an exploit he found and shares in his training class for helping people learn about developing exploits for iOS. The exploit is for training purposes, and he asks those who he teaches not to utilize it.
