8.4 iOS jailbreak was launched last week for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, the TaiG program being compatible including iOS8.1.3, iOS8.2 or iOS 8.3, so basically you can do it now jailbreak for any version of iOS 8.
Yesterday I told you about Hacking Team, a computer security company specialized in breaking into iDevices to steal data that was delivered to intelligence agencies such as the NSA or CIA, and the information stolen from them and published on the Internet raises a big problem.
More precisely, jailbroken iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches have proven to be easy targets for Hacking Team, and this is because the jailbreak procedure and various tweaks installed through Cydia remove certain protection systems implemented by the Apple company .
Avoid AFC2
Jailbreak programs released in the last year came without an important component called AFC2, being essential to allow access to iOS system files from a computer using programs such as iFunBox or iExplorer.
After installing AFC2, any hacker can quickly take over anything from our terminals, and one of the programs developed by Hacking Team was based on exploiting AFC2 to take over information from the iDevices of NSA, CIA, etc. targets.
Normally and without jailbreak, access to this data is impossible, especially if you do not authorize a computer to access the data from your terminals, but by jailbreaking and installing AFC2 things change, so if you want better security, avoid this package.
Change the SSH password
What many people do not know is that when they jailbreak their iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches, the SSH password that allows access to the operating system files through a WiFi connection is changed.
Access is not provided directly after jailbreaking, but after installing a package called OpenSSH, and if you don't change that standard password, anyone can connect to your terminal when you connect their WiFi network, all without you knowing.
In this idea, change SSH password for iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch it is absolutely necessary, and in the article to which you have a reference above, you have also explained the procedure by which you can do this to protect your data.
I know that in Romania data security is not of major importance for many people, but it is good to think about the future and not give out the passwords to email accounts, Facebook, WhatsApp messenger and others so easily.
