Darmstadt University of Technology in Germany has found a feature that runs malware when the iPhone is turned off!
The Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany, which found the vulnerability for the iPhone, published a paper on the subject. The university, which conducted the research, said it had emailed Apple before publishing it, but representatives did not respond to the issue. Let’s take a look at the details of the news together.
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Malware works even if the iPhone is turned off!
Technological devices are not actually fully turned off to keep the settings such as time and date up-to-date when they are turned off. iPhone phones likewise go into low-power mode instead of shutting down completely due to Find My or other features.
Researchers have also published a paper revealing that malware works even if the iPhone is turned off. The fact that the phone does not turn off completely due to some programs makes it vulnerable to abuse. “The current low-power mode implementation on iPhone phones is attracting new threats,” the researchers said in the paper.
The researchers who published the paper additionally made the following statements:
“The design of low-power mode features seems to be driven mostly by functionality, without considering threats outside of the intended applications. The application within the firmware is not safe from manipulation.”
Apple, which did not respond to the researchers who prepared the article, has not yet made a statement on the subject. A security firm commented on the article:
“Hardware and software attacks similar to those described have proven to be practical in a real-world environment. Therefore, the topics covered in this article are practical.
What do you readers think about this? Do you think the discussed malware for the iPhone will pose a danger? You can give your opinion in the Comments section.
