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The technical skill of the modder is unreal. That said, imagine that is Israeli security service removing and replacing the nand storage. EDIT TO ADD: Pointin
by balls187 2y ago
The technical skill of the modder is unreal.
That said, imagine that is Israeli security service removing and replacing the nand storage.
EDIT TO ADD: Pointing out how a determined state-level attacker could pin-point a single individual.
- elzbardico 2y agoPretty hard to find free space inside an iphone to put explosives like they did with the pagers.
- Txmm 2y agoIs it? A slightly smaller battery would make room.
- elzbardico 2y agoBut then the counterfeit battery wouldn't be usable in a modern iphone due to lacking the cryptographic signature.
- xp84 2y ago> removing and replacing the nand storage. But... with this kind of removal, what would these government agents gain besides a free blank phone?
- teaearlgraycold 2y agoReplace it in the box with hardware-level malware installed.
- srockets 2y agoWe know, from multiple leaks, that clandestine services from multiple countries, including the US and China, have supply chain attacks, where they intercept computing equipment and install hardware backdoors into it. Intercept an iPhone, replace the 128GB storage with a 128GB storage and some extra rootkit. Or anything else really.
- wtallis 2y agoIf you can bypass Apple's secure boot, you probably don't need to do a complete swap of the physical storage medium to get that rootkit installed.
- curiousgal 2y agoWhy pin point a single individual? They can just boobie trap a whole shipment of iPhones and let them hit the markets. Terror's a numbers game! /s
- saywhanow 2y agoTo evade detection of payload.
- RandomThoughts3 2y agoReality sadly goes much further than your imagination. Dumping without desoldering, reflashing in place, generally speaking if you think it's theorically possible, someone probably have tried. If they have your device, you have already lost.
- jeroenhd 2y agoSupply chain attacks to computers have been documented in various countries. I don't think attacking the iPhone's NAND is practical, though, as it would also need to somehow bypass the signature verification system of the CPU, and even then everything on the chip would be encrypted before it hits the flash. It's possible that there are bootloader exploits, but fortunately you can't beat these devices as easily as you can on PC.