DEF CON 25 - Max Bazaliy - Jailbreaking Apple Watch
Channel: DEFCONConference
Date: 2017-08-11

On April 24, 2015, Apple launched themselves into the wearables category with the introduction of Apple Watch. This June, at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple announced that their watch is not only the #1 selling smartwatch worldwide by far, but also announced the introduction of new capabilities that will come with the release of watchOS 4. Like other devices, Apple Watch contains highly sensitive user data such as email and text messages, contacts, GPS and more, and like other devices and operating systems, has become a target for malicious activity.

This talk will provide an overview of Apple Watch and watchOS security mechanisms including codesign enforcement, sandboxing, memory protections and more. We will cover vulnerabilities and exploitation details and dive into the techniques used in creating an Apple Watch jailbreak. This will ultimately lead to a demonstration and explanation of jailbreaking an Apple Watch, showcasing how it can access important user data and applications.