Source: ZDNet
Summary
European cybersecurity company Paradigm Shift has revealed a flaw and an exploitation technique that allows hackers to unlock and access older iPhone models. The vulnerability affects older iPhones, and the company has shared details of the technique. The announcement highlights a potential security risk for users of older Apple devices.
Our Reading
The announcement sounds ambitious.
Paradigm Shift reveals a flaw and an exploit technique for older iPhones. Because what’s new is always better, except when it’s just old flaws with new names. The “new” technique allows hackers to unlock and access older iPhone models. Just what you needed: another reason to upgrade. This is not the first time we’ve seen “new” security risks in old devices.
Original observation: It’s not a bug, it’s a “legacy feature”.
Author: Evan Null
