Android (4.4+): Rooting your Android phone or tablet involves connecting it to the PC, using ADB, and several other steps. But developer geohot has now released Towelroot, a new tool that makes ...
Drive-by exploits install ransomware on outdated Android devices using a stolen Hacking Team exploit and the first weaponized Towelroot attack. A menacing wave of ransomware that locks up Android ...
Good news for AT&T and Verizon customers who want to root their Galaxy S5 devices: renowned XDA developer Geohot, the guy who unlocked the first iPhone and hacked the Sony PS3, has released a new tool ...
However, we should be clear that Towelroot isn't the end-all, be-all rooting tool for all Android devices. As is typical, it doesn't work for Motorola or HTC phones; secondary to that, you have to be ...
We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Famed developer, geohot (with help from some friends), has done it. The Samsung Galaxy S5 on AT&T and Verizon ...
Geohot (aka George Hotz) is back into spotlight with the release of a new rooting tool called Towelroot for Samsung Galaxy S5 (Verizon and AT&T) and other Android devices. Before his untimely exit ...
Samsung’s recent devices have been notoriously difficult to root, with bounties for rooting AT&T and Verizon-branded Galaxy S5 phones shooting past $15,000 in a matter of months. It’s not just Samsung ...
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A brand-new tool for rooting your Android phone has hit the Web thanks to famed smartphone exploiter George "Geohot" Hotz. And unlike other rooting methods, which usually require you to hook your ...