Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans
Microsoft and Nokia have done a great job of making Lumia smartphones difficult to break into at a low-level, but software hacker Heathcliff has just proven that it’s not impossible. He’s just released a great-looking tool called Phone Internals, and it can do everything from unlocking the bootloader to replacing the phone’s ROM. Heathcliff welcomes donations by those who’ve found the tool useful. Based on the introduction video, it seems that a lot of effort went into this, and unlike most tools of this nature, detailed descriptions are found everywhere to ensure that you know exactly what’s going to happen once you click a button. According to the “Getting Started” section of the tool, supported models include Lumia 520, 521, 525, 620, 625, 720, 820, 920, 925, 928, 1020, and 1320. If your model is not on the list, don’t fret: Heathcliff has said that he hopes to add more models in the future. Even if you do have an appropriate PHONE ROM or run custom software, this tool could be used to root the device and give you the ability to back up the entire thing. Options are given to back up specific partitions, or everything en masse. Later, […]
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