an iphone 8 can run ios 16, last updated Sept 21, 2023, less than a month ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_version_history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IO

an iphone 8 can run ios 16, last updated Sept 21, 2023, less than a month ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_version_history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_version_history & https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_8 I don't think Apple's patching every major security flaw on current - 1, but right at this moment, they're still able to run n - 1, which would probably put them roughly on par with the average on smartphone security, so I don't think it would be especially any more child's play than compromising an average phone, all things being equal (all things being equal, some people update, some don't; the iphone 8 on the latest iOS 16 is probably better than a later model lagged 3 years on updates) Although it's all downhill from here.