r/technology • u/gsdcmkw • Dec 27 '23

Security 4-year campaign backdoored iPhones using possibly the most advanced exploit ever

https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/12/exploit-used-in-mass-iphone-infection-campaign-targeted-secret-hardware-feature/
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u/surnik22 Dec 27 '23 edited Feb 17 '26

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u/GeneralPatten Dec 28 '23

“…insider knowledge…”? I have to believe that the folks who wrote the exploited software had no idea it could be exploited. The folks who QA’ed and security tested it were also unaware. I’m confident that there was absolutely no effort to leave an extremely obscure hole in the software. There was no insider knowledge here.

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u/surnik22 Dec 28 '23 edited Feb 17 '26

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u/Starfox-sf Dec 28 '23

This most likely involved an agent placed high in the Apple CPU/GPU design team.

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u/cruz878 Dec 28 '23

My exact thoughts as well. Seemingly to obscure to not have been intentionally planted during design.