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That is not true at all. If an iOS device is jailbroken the bank has to assume the worst, which is that the device is compromised and has malware. I don’t blam
by trollied 6y ago
That is not true at all. If an iOS device is jailbroken the bank has to assume the worst, which is that the device is compromised and has malware.
I don’t blame them, they’re mitigating another potential risk. Malware that’s essentially a rootkit could send your bank login details to a malicious third party in realtime, for example. 2FA codes and all.
Also remember there are lots of people out there that aren’t as tech savvy as the HN readership. A random person that just wants some springboard tweaks or similar may not verify where these tweaks came from & not understand the consequences of installing essentially untrusted software.
- saagarjha 6y ago> If an iOS device is jailbroken the bank has to assume the worst, which is that the device is compromised and has malware. This is 100x worse in browsers on desktops, where the percentage of people who install things like browser extensions or persistent malware is non-neglible. Yet banks largely accept that as OK, and if someone’s bank’s website decided to probe the filesystem for “evidence” of malware would 1. cause a huge scandal and 2. immediately cause malware to hide itself from the detection.