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I didn’t find any mention of Lockdown Mode in the article, which is advertised as something a user in this position could use to decrease their attack surface.
by georgelyon 3y ago
I didn’t find any mention of Lockdown Mode in the article, which is advertised as something a user in this position could use to decrease their attack surface. I find it surprising journalists covering high-risk stories don’t just all have this on by default. A lot of these no-user-interaction exploits are via vulnerabilities in decoders for images and such that run when a message is received, unless the phone has Lockdown Mode enabled (LM also disables other types of functionality). Has anyone seen evidence of a phone with Lockdown Mode enabled being compromised (not saying it’s impossible, just curious)?
- fh9302 3y agoSo far there has not been a confirmed Pegasus infection with lockdown mode enabled. It's certainly possible but will require more sophisticated exploits, thus increasing the price per infection.
- HenryBemis 3y agoI will assume that unless the cost per infection is a staggering number, if a "baddie" wants to "get in" they wouldn't be phazed by $50k or $100k. I assume that the value of the intel collected (contacts, eavesdropping, etc.) would be far more valuable as it would reveal whistleblowers, opposition tactics, contacts, candidates to fall off windows/balconies, candidates to be chopped up, etc.