Jacob’s Tech Tavern
This is the story of the Trident exploit chain: 3 zero-day vulnerabilities in iOS that enabled the first remote jailbreak. Part #1 dives into the internals of the JavaScriptCore runtime: where a vulnerability lurks in WebKit which would crack your iPhone wide open.
💰 Today you’ll learn how to spot WebKit vulnerabilities. If you report new remote execution exploits to Apple, they might just pay you $1,500,000.
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You’re a human rights campaigner, on the brink of closing a legal case against a tyrannical regime. You’re in exile, hiding from dangerous state actors.
Your eyebrows contort quizzically, and you go about your day. In short order there’s a knock at your door; a fade to black; and you find yourself in suitcases.
Your iPhone was remotely jailbroken through the Trident exploit chain, infected with the Pegasus spyware, and the regime got its revenge.
