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iPhone zero-click Wi-Fi exploit is one of the most breathtaking hacks ever – Ars Technica
Before Apple patch, Wi-Fi packets could steal photos. No interaction needed. Over the air.
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Earlier this year, Apple patched one of the most breathtaking iPhone vulnerabilities ever: a memory corruption bug in the iOS kernel that gave attackers remote access to the entire deviceover Wi-Fi, with no user interaction required at all. Oh, and exploits were wormablemeaning radio-proximity exploits could spread from one near-by device to another, once again, with no user interaction needed.
This Wi-Fi packet of death exploit was…
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