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> The cables were not designed to attack iPhones, but the Macs and other computers they’re plugged into for a charge or a sync. This makes much more sense. iPh
by KMnO4 5y ago
> The cables were not designed to attack iPhones, but the Macs and other computers they’re plugged into for a charge or a sync.
This makes much more sense. iPhones are mostly protected from malicious USB cables by requiring you to “trust” any new connection.
- 0xbeefbeefbeef 5y agoExcept for the fact that you can jailbreak an iPhone by exploiting the USB stack: https://iokit.racing/oneweirdtrick.pdf https://iokit.racing/oneweirdtrick.pdf
- ryanlol 5y agoDo you normally keep your phone in the DFU state?
- jbuhbjlnjbn 5y agoOh yeah, so there is an easy and cheap remedy, let computers handle cable data connections the same as smartphones, asking for consent. That would mitigate the danger for charging with an 'unknown cable'. But when you actually want to use it for data, the issue will remain.