$1 million reward offered to jailbreak iOS9

Cybersecurity firm Zerodium is offering up to $1 million to the first person that can jailbreak Apple’s new iOS9 operating system. 

 

The competition—called The Million Dollar iOS9 Bug Bounty—is open only until October 31, 2015, 6:00 p.m. EDT (6 p.m. November 1 in the Philippines). Full rules of the contest include the condition that the jailbreak has to work on both the iPhone 6 or iPhone 6S and that the attack must be made through Safari or Chrome browsers, or through a text message.

 

“Apple's iOS is currently the most secure mobile OS. But don't be fooled, secure does not mean unbreakable,” Zerodium said on their website. The company added that they’re willing to shell out a total of $3 million ($1 million per individual or team) in rewards for submitted exploits or jailbreaks.



Click here to learn more about Zerodium's $1 million iOS9 jailbreak challenge.

 

Zerodium, founded by cybersecurity experts, specializes in “vulnerability research and exploitation.” According to Forbes, Zerodium’s business model makes it so that only paying customers have access to vulnerability information they’ve gathered. Vendors—in this case, Apple—aren’t informed about the flaws in their software. — Bea Montenegro/TJD, GMA News