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When you can rewrite your bootloader from the web, I think it's safe to say there is a nasty browser & userland exploit out there for all iPads. Just like rooting an Android-phone without adb or pre-rooted images usually involves OS-level exploits.

The only way to be safe from these is usually to root/jailbreak your system and then patch it up using your newly acquired powers to close the hole before anyone else gets cheeky.

Will be interesting to see if any virus-makers will decide to exploit this before Apple patches it up in a later iOS release.



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