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Replying to @lorenzofb @hackerfantastic
@s1guza how would have they targeted this iPhone? same Wifi connection?1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Baseband, wifi, nfc, bluetooth are all candidates.
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Replying to @hackerfantastic @lil_pong and
Since they only needed the phone number, I suspect they may be pushing malware via SMS WAP push or similar messages intended for carriers to push software updates. I wonder if they're spoofing Sprint's proprietary OMA DM activation, or another carrier provisioning gateway.
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Remove SIM card and fill the slot with epoxy. Plug 4G modem in via USB Lightning adapter.
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Of course this doesn't really help against physical attacks because it's reversible. Until on-core-device baseband is nuked from orbit the problem won't go away.
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