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> they popped up the keyboard and typed “We are in control” This reads like bad hacking fiction, complete with the guy typing that wearing a Guy Fawkes mask. W

> they popped up the keyboard and typed “We are in control” This reads like bad hacking fiction, complete with the guy typing that wearing a Guy Fawkes mask. Why the hell would the (hypothetical) attacker lose precious time doing something like that.

bowsamic 3y ago
A lot of people hack because it’s fun to freak out the victim, and also we have a huge number of historical examples of hackers taunting the victim.
UberFly 3y ago
True or not it really does sound like hacking fan fiction.
pmontra 3y ago
Typing "We are in control" looks like kids bragging about their hacking skills. Not the usual hackers but who knows. Furthermore it means that the hack was not automated (yet.) A person was there, typing commands. Again, unusual. On the other side hacking a watch is something that probably doesn't get unnoticed by the wearer if it must go through the UI. Are they subtler ways to get in control?
maven29 3y ago
Not too keen on the anecdote either, but with the Flipper Zero script kiddies around, you can never be too sure. Just a couple of months ago, you saw headlines of low-skill pairing dialog DOS attacks. I believe HID-over-GATT was recently introduced to iOS (only a decade late), and implementation details could potentially be relevant here. https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/11/flipper-zero-gadget-that-doses-iphones-takes-once-esoteric-attacks-mainstream/ https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/11/flipper-zero-gadget...
mrzool 3y ago
> Why the hell would the (hypothetical) attacker lose precious time doing something like that. Because it’s probably kids messing around.
- unglaublich 3y ago
  Their own kids, not unlikely.
deely3 3y ago
Because its fun?
RockRobotRock 3y ago
It sounds like delusional thinking and someone with a mental illness.
badgersnake 3y ago
Does it even have a keyboard? My Apple Watch 3 does not. Just a scribble pad to draw letters.
- BoardsOfCanada 3y ago
  If I long press on an input field on my apple watch s9 a keyboard pops up on my iphone.
eveningsteps 3y ago
I have upvoted this, but on a second thought, this is probably what I would do as well if I had the possibility to observe the victim, yet all the chances to have not been caught. Makes for an exhilarating complaint and report as well (evidence: this thread).
AlienRobot 3y ago
To be fair, one famous malware literally just says "you are an idiot"[1] out loud. 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSgk7ctw1HY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSgk7ctw1HY
Affric 3y ago
You don’t do it all in a guy fawkes mask?

bowsamic 3y ago

A lot of people hack because it’s fun to freak out the victim, and also we have a huge number of historical examples of hackers taunting the victim.

UberFly 3y ago

True or not it really does sound like hacking fan fiction.

pmontra 3y ago

Typing "We are in control" looks like kids bragging about their hacking skills. Not the usual hackers but who knows. Furthermore it means that the hack was not automated (yet.) A person was there, typing commands. Again, unusual. On the other side hacking a watch is something that probably doesn't get unnoticed by the wearer if it must go through the UI. Are they subtler ways to get in control?

maven29 3y ago

Not too keen on the anecdote either, but with the Flipper Zero script kiddies around, you can never be too sure. Just a couple of months ago, you saw headlines of low-skill pairing dialog DOS attacks. I believe HID-over-GATT was recently introduced to iOS (only a decade late), and implementation details could potentially be relevant here. https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/11/flipper-zero-gadget-that-doses-iphones-takes-once-esoteric-attacks-mainstream/ https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/11/flipper-zero-gadget...

mrzool 3y ago

> Why the hell would the (hypothetical) attacker lose precious time doing something like that. Because it’s probably kids messing around.

unglaublich 3y ago
Their own kids, not unlikely.

deely3 3y ago

Because its fun?

RockRobotRock 3y ago

It sounds like delusional thinking and someone with a mental illness.

badgersnake 3y ago

Does it even have a keyboard? My Apple Watch 3 does not. Just a scribble pad to draw letters.

BoardsOfCanada 3y ago
If I long press on an input field on my apple watch s9 a keyboard pops up on my iphone.

eveningsteps 3y ago

I have upvoted this, but on a second thought, this is probably what I would do as well if I had the possibility to observe the victim, yet all the chances to have not been caught. Makes for an exhilarating complaint and report as well (evidence: this thread).

AlienRobot 3y ago

To be fair, one famous malware literally just says "you are an idiot"[1] out loud. 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSgk7ctw1HY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSgk7ctw1HY

Affric 3y ago

You don’t do it all in a guy fawkes mask?