No doubt this Jailbreak to iOS 7 it has been the most controversial in its history. The accusations of insecurity and deception that have been dumped on the evasi0n7 method by evad3rs they were unprecedented in the JB community. The surprise of an unexpected arrival was accompanied by some problems with the iPad 2 but, above all, with the Chinese Taig App Store and user data theft that have been confirmed. Evad3rs has launched a official statement to explain the whole situation that happens to the first initial letter.
First of all, they have stated that privacy is the most important thing to them. That is why they have been jailbreaking for so many years, so that the user can take full control of their device, including several strategies that enhance data protection.
They have explained that Taig is only present in those users with their device with Chinese language. This app store was updated to iOS 7, unlike Cydia.
As they explained, they were in negotiations with Saurik, their manager, to also include Cydia, but the negotiations did not go well and he informed them that he was working with Chinese companies to get a jailbreak before them. This is why they rushed and understood that in the end Cydia would be forced to update in haste and would reach the released devices with their method.
Taig, like Cydia, is not something that the user has to use in a mandatory way. These app stores can be uninstalled and reinstalled at will.
This was told to us in the first letter. But as rumors about Taig's insecurity have grown, they have published a release where they explain the following.
They have found threats in Taig
Taig seemed like a safe option. The tests that they initially ran were not completely exhaustive but did not find any trace of malicious code. When the complaints began to increase, they began a deeper investigation and did find threats and even hacked tweaks.
Su agreement with Taig has been canceled. They don't believe they broke the agreement on purpose, but they do not think they have taken sufficient measures to ensure that there are no dangerous items in their store.
They have even seen that they have put a cracked version of their jailbreak that includes Tails on their website, although they did not have permission to do so.
They have not received money from Taig
They have also denied that they have received any money from Taig, that their work is already rewarded in another way but not directly from jailbreaking, but with their tweaks, as well as other developers.
Finally, they express that they are very sorry for the damage that has been done to the community and to the fame of the jailbreak method, which until now had been very safe. They assure that they will work on new updates and on fixing those problems that may have been created with this situation.
Source: evasi0n