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Hacking Lessons From Geohot [Video]

Hacking Lessons From Geohot [Video]

Posted July 15, 2016 at 2:19pm by
George Hotz, the hacker known for unlocking the iPhone, rooting the PS3, and developing technology for self driving vehicles, has demonstrated how he would hack a laptop in a video produced by Viceland.

In an extra scene from CYBERWAR, George Hotz (geohot) shows Ben Makuch how to perform a binary exploit.


If you're interested in how hackers go about accessing a target device, take a look at the video below...


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PerpetuallyBlue
PerpetuallyBlue - July 16, 2016 at 7:04pm
Oh sure it's easy. Anyone can do that! Not complicated at all. Nooooooottt. I feel so confused now. I have no clue at all what he said. Lolol.
joshWUa
joshWUa - July 15, 2016 at 4:32pm
He grew from the jailbreaking and PS hacking that's why we hardly heard from him.
joshWUa
joshWUa - July 15, 2016 at 4:32pm
Somehow he reminds me of Mr. Robot
Kk
Kk - July 15, 2016 at 4:13pm
Wow! This guy really knows the software world
Amatmulisha
Amatmulisha - July 15, 2016 at 4:02pm
This man is a genius.i wish i have this ability.
PerpetuallyBlue
PerpetuallyBlue - July 16, 2016 at 7:05pm
Me too!! He said it was easy, like anyone can do that. Lolol. I was so lost but so fascinated.
lcgarza10
lcgarza10 - July 15, 2016 at 2:42pm
Hey GeoHot why you dont show your power to the current "jailbreakers" that dont jailbreak anything
odedoo1
odedoo1 - July 15, 2016 at 3:00pm
Because he is a show off.
O
O - July 15, 2016 at 11:24pm
Or because he has an actual life now, works a lot, makes some good money and doesn't care about jailbreaking anymore?
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