Apple TV 2 with the hacker jailbreak: Here is the reason
If you have a second-generation Apple TV, and you have jailbroken, you may run into a hacker attack. The tool that allows you to change the device opens the doors to the malicious ” box ” of Apple.
Are you in possession of a second-generation Apple TV and have you jailbroken it? Careful, because you could easily be at risk from hackers. The report comes directly TVAddons who explained how the adoption of the famous jailbreak, or that procedure that removes the software restrictions imposed by Apple in iOS devices, allows to expose the user to a security threat due to the additional openings of Apple TV thus putting at risk, the device and all the data present in it.
In this case, the problem comes from the fact that the procedure to remove the restrictions imposed by the Cupertino company installs the default OpenSSH without changing the password, which allows the user to log in using the command prompt to install Kodi as well as other compatible applications. As soon as you connect the device to the Internet it is as if the Apple TV becomes a mini Linux computer with the ” doors ” wide open for anyone.
TVAddons also adds the fact that under normal circumstances most users are aware of the need to set a password on their computer. However, in this situation, most users are not aware that their Apple TV with jailbreak could become a simple computer programmed for any purpose by hackers. Anyone could access the device and run codes to send spam, DDoS attacks and even infiltrate to access sensitive data.
Whose fault is it? According to TVAddons behind this dangerous situation, there is no doubt Seas0npass, which is the creator of the jailbreak for the Apple TV. For years, his method has been consciously chosen by most users to include OpenSSH in their devices without them being able to change their SSH password at the time of jailbreak or were aware of it.
Remedying this can only be done by disconnecting the Apple TV from the wall outlet but this clearly means not using the device. If you want to continue using it you can follow the guide of TVAddons reported on this page through which you will change the password of the jailbreak blocking every passage of the malicious.
