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The One Weird Trick SecureROM Hates
Luca Todesco
Abstract
The hacker(@axi0mX) recently released a SecureROM bug dubbed Checkm8 affecting hundreds of millions of devices. Due to the nature of SecureROM, this is effectively unpatchable. In this talk we will analyze the root cause of the vulnerability and exploit techniques used, plus a brief overview of the work needed in order to turn it into a jailbreak for any iOS version on affected devices.
Speaker Info
Luca Todesco(@qwertyoruiop) has spent the past 4 years doing iOS-focused independent security research, and has been passionate about iOS for a decade. As a result, he has contributed to several public and private jailbreaks for iOS and PlayStation 4, and continues to research to this day.