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How the 'evad3rs' unchained Apple's latest mobile OS

How the 'evad3rs' unchained Apple's latest mobile OS

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If you use an iPhone or an iPad, you probably heard about yesterday's long-awaited jailbreak for iOS 6.1 that enables unapproved software to run on Apple's latest devices. But what you may not know is exactly how the intricate "evasi0n" jailbreak actually is. To find out, Forbes sat down with David Wang, one of the hackers behind the jailbreak, to explore exactly how he and the rest of the "evad3rs" broke into Apple's most secure mobile OS yet.