"Warning for iPhone Users: Experts Warn of Sneaky Fake Lockdown Mode Attack"

Malicious actors can use a new "post-exploitation tampering technique" to trick a target into thinking their Apple iPhone is in Lockdown Mode when it is not, allowing them to perform covert attacks. According to Jamf Threat Labs, if a hacker has already infiltrated a user's device, they can cause Lockdown Mode to be bypassed when the user activates it. The goal is to enable Fake Lockdown Mode on a device that an attacker has compromised through other means, such as unpatched security flaws. Apple's Lockdown Mode, introduced with iOS 16 last year, is an enhanced security measure to protect high-risk individuals from sophisticated digital threats. It does not prevent malicious payloads from being executed on a compromised device, allowing a trojan installed on it to manipulate Lockdown Mode and give users the illusion of security. This article continues to discuss the Fake Lockdown Mode attack.

THN reports "Warning for iPhone Users: Experts Warn of Sneaky Fake Lockdown Mode Attack"

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