Apple's DRM Bypassed to Allow Pirating of iOS Apps Without Jailbreak

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Posted January 1, 2013 at 11:04pm by iClarified

Disturbing new services are surfacing that circumvent Apple's DRM to allow for pirating of iOS apps without a jailbreak, according to TNW report.

A Chinese site called Kuaiyong has seen a surge in popularity following the closure of Hackulous. Using a mobile or desktop application users can simply search for and install apps without paying for them.

The apps appear to have been purchased under an Apple enterprise license, which allows for installation to multiple devices. There could also be a bundle of smaller developer accounts being used, which max out at 100 ‘slots’. They are then being re-distributed to other users through the two tools. There are some indications, however, that the issues go further than a single enterprise license.

TNW notes that Kuaiyong is distributing the exact same copy of an app with the same set of (encrypted) credentials. It suggests that perhaps they've figured out a way to bypass Apple's licensing rules to redistribute the same copy of an application over and over.

Another service called Zeusmos is also distributing cracked apps utilizing a developer licensing certificate and actually charging users for the service. TNW believes that they may have found a way to 'ease the process of purchasing a developer slot' which Apple has clearly indicated is against their terms of service.

Hopefully, Apple will take notice and address the problem as soon as possible. We strongly suggest you support the developers who work incredible hard to create the many apps available for iOS and OS X.

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Apple's DRM Bypassed to Allow Pirating of iOS Apps Without Jailbreak

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Qasim - January 25, 2013 at 4:37pm

Hello how can get this app

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ghaida - January 21, 2013 at 9:26pm

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isitpossible - January 3, 2013 at 5:17pm

WAIT CAN'T YOU MAKE THIS INTO SOMETHING ELSE? WHAT IF THEY MADE CYDIA AS AN IPA OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAVE IT SIGNED WITH THE SYSTEM AND SOME HOW LET IT SYNC TO PEOPLES PHONE LIKE A REGULAR APP WITH THIS DRM BYPASS? DOES THE APP GET SIGNED ONCE IT IS SENT IN THE APP STORE OR BEFORE IT IS SENT IN THE APP STORE. SUCH AS RIGHT AFTER IT IS CREATED IN THE APPLE SDK?

Fukk android - January 3, 2013 at 5:21am

Have you ever consider trying a Medieval Spiked Battle Flail .

Dyllon - January 3, 2013 at 12:17am

Well it still shows the apps in English and the app descriptions are in English and the search function is English what's the problem

pan - January 2, 2013 at 10:37pm

"""""security researcher Melissa Elliott has continued to look into how the Kuaiyong service and others like it and has issued a warning not to use them as they’re potentially harmful. The end result is the same in any case: people with a low moral threshold are cheating developers out of money and, in the case of Twitter apps, permanently removing a chunk of their possible revenue""""""" I agree we are Moran!!!! paying 800 euro for a device which we cannot even download our photos from facebook!!!!!!!!! How is my iphone now without jailbreak its alone a virus for me so i will give a try download programs from there because allready i got a malware by upgrading my ios 5.1.1 jailbreak 4s to your f.... ios 6.01.

Darryn - January 2, 2013 at 6:02pm

I can totally agree. I don't jailbreak my iDevices. But you make an excellent point. Where did all of these great features start? Cydia!

Run, Forrest, run! - January 2, 2013 at 4:03pm

Don't you think it's ironic that you are asking to support app developers by not buying or downloading pirated apps, when this site's popularity is based primarily on jaibreaking... pretty much pirating too, and a circumvention of the software licence agreements you're supposed to accept when you buy or use an iphone? Either you're for complete anarchy, or you follow the rules.

steve - January 2, 2013 at 4:55pm

There a many reasons to jailbreak your iPhone. I have jailbroken several of my iPhones over the years, and have not pirated a single app.

odedoo1 - January 2, 2013 at 5:26pm

If any one believe you then he is a fool, I still jailbreak my devices and not to download free Apps but it's there and I do use it once in a while just like four month ago SBSettings showed up in the App store but I didn't get it because my devices are jail broken, about a week later Apple took it out from the store, it happened again a month or two ago SBSettings showed up in the App store for 2 dollars and before i realized that it was back Apple took it out of the App store again so I got a copy from installius and it's in my iTunes library. well my point is that yes jailbreaking is not to get free apps but many times you are not sure if you want to buy the App so you try it for free thinking that if you'll like it you'll buy it but you know why bother there is always time to buy it later. Also now that installius is gone xsellize already came out with a replacement called iPASTORE.

rockne1865 - January 2, 2013 at 3:32pm

I like to try apps before I buy but if I keep them I pay for them, but I don't have much use for an IPhone that is not jail broken. I know a lot of people that have no need for a jail broken phone but I want to do things with my phone that Apple doesn't want me to! Apple does not own me & after I buy the Phone they don't own my phone either!

vinasky - January 2, 2013 at 3:21pm

No jailbreak apple will shrink . apple try to release jailbreak

Alexandru - January 2, 2013 at 3:07pm

Cydia ???????????????????? ISO6

daninn - January 2, 2013 at 7:40am

I have the same opinion with DODO. The must annoying thing about ios developpers, is that 95% of them didn't offer trial applications. You have to see what you buy, so you don't have any bad surprises. I believe that closing installous it's a mistake from apple. If we look at ios 4, 5, 6, they have a lot of improvements taken from various developpers and from cydia. And at last, a part of future clients will move from apple to samsung, or any other android producer..

Jay - January 2, 2013 at 6:09am

This worked for me ... No user

AppleBoringNow - January 2, 2013 at 4:58am

I don't need this crapple. I need jailbreak or move on.

DODO - January 2, 2013 at 4:50am

JB needed and i dont care about pirated apps. After testing pirated apps people will buy them if they really find them good enough. There are thousands of useless apps. Apple - just let the JB to enter the world of your products and win the global market.

tzvifiller - January 2, 2013 at 4:35am

How can I do this on my ipod?

Working - January 2, 2013 at 4:08am

Guys if u install apps through their software for windows it is working!!!

Tk. - January 3, 2013 at 10:01pm

Same here, only working through the Win Software, Not directly via iPhone.

cciev - January 2, 2013 at 4:07am

I really miss Lockscreen on my iphone 5. Never cared for hacked apps.

chah - January 2, 2013 at 3:31am

right after installous is shut down....cleaver move installous

FAIL - January 2, 2013 at 3:23am

Yes you can install app but It is asking Apple username and password... its not working Fail.

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