Since IOS jail breaking has become officially permitted many have done jail breaking. Even jailbreakme.com made the process easier for a non techie person. So what happen when a jail breaking occur? You can download any un authorized apps to your iPhone using Cydia on your iPhone. Cydia is just like the Apple app store you will find amazing apps which you wished you had it on Apple’s store. The apps which you see on the Apple’s app store have gone through many tests and evaluations, so it will be passed certain tests to comply with iPhone operating system. Cydia apps are not tested for security holes and not approved by any authority. It is provided by someone for free! So how can you trust the codes? Once these apps are loaded to your IOS it will create vulnerabilities and make your iPhone vulnerable to any attacks. Wired News Discovered that Apple’s Apps review is not accurate because after the review and approval of couple of apps some hidden features such as tethering were exposed. So it means that it is not fully tested for malicious and vulnerability loopholes.
In short, it is user’s responsibility to know what they do! They have to be certain about jail breaking as it brings both good and bad. We recommends when you transmit sensitive information using your iPhone it is better to avoid jail breaking the IOS which will safeguard your sensitive data.
