"Researchers Trick an iPhone Into Faking Airplane Mode"

Researchers have discovered how to manipulate the iPhone's user interface to fake airplane mode while secretly maintaining Internet connectivity. Jamf Threat Labs detailed in a new report how the code controlling the different elements of iOS 16's airplane mode experience can be manipulated to simulate the real thing. They say that mobile device attackers could use this technique post-exploitation to enable 24/7 persistence without the user's knowledge. According to Jamf's vice president of portfolio strategy, Michael Covington, this is a different form of social engineering attack in which the user is duped into believing something that is false. This article continues to discuss the research on how mobile attackers could deceive iPhone users and provide the ideal cover for post-exploitation malicious activity.

Dark Reading reports "Researchers Trick an iPhone Into Faking Airplane Mode"