We have seen threats against mobile phones that put our photos, files and practically all information in trouble, but there was always a way to get rid of it, turning off the phone. Now, a new danger lies in wait for the iPhone, given that vulnerabilities have been discovered that are capable of continuing to access all of our information, even if it remains turned off.
The recommendation that we have often made to turn off the mobile to cut off the connection between spies or hackers next to our mobile, will no longer be a solution with this new system of attacks . The researchers who have echoed this new mechanism have uncovered a new possibility and Apple must do something as soon as possible to stop future attacks that are surely trying to be carried out.
The iPhone security hole
To get into the device, the threats work through the chips responsible for keeping the terminal’s memory alive, as well as other elements, for example, Bluetooth. Although the power consumption is reduced to the maximum, these small parts of the phone continue to work, for example to use the function that allows us to find the lost iPhone even when it is turned off. Elements that now acquire a renewed use that we will not finish liking.
Although, on the one hand, this mechanism offers us greater peace of mind, to locate anywhere in the world where the mobile is, it can be very expensive if the malware ends up being able to work both off and on . A situation that has been found in the versions of iOS 15, the latest operating system for Apple terminals.
The experts in charge of finding this finding have explained that the monitoring mechanism of the iPhone through Bluetooth is not well protected under any circumstances and therefore, it can lead to manipulation.
One of the most complex threats out there
There is no doubt that this problem is worrying and can cause us great confusion, although luckily it is difficult for them to take over our iPhone if we have not jailbroken it. That modification in the phone, which allows to squeeze everything on the smartphone, is the one that leaves even more vulnerabilities and therefore, we could remain relatively calm.
In spite of everything, the vulnerabilities that this study has uncovered make us wonder if Apple’s phone is really as secure as they promise or, like Android, has easily accessible entries. Some ideal methods for viruses that could be the next step for Pegasus or other software dedicated to spying on all terminals on the market.
Now the ball is in the hands of Apple, who has already received all the information about the so-called LPM, those key points of the system that could be used by hackers and attack experts to become invisible to our eyes on the phone. Working both when it is turned on and, above all, when it is turned off, it can give them total freedom, without us ever suspecting what someone is extracting from the device, so an immediate solution is expected from the American company.
