A little known security feature on iPhones is in the spotlight after it stymied efforts by U.S. federal authorities to search devices seized from a reporter.Apple's Lockdown Mode recently prevented FBI agents from getting into Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's iPhone.Agents seized the phone, as well as two MacBooks and other electronic devices, when they searched Natanson's home last month as part of an investigation into a Pentagon contractor accused of illegally handling classified information.
"The only system-level iOS attacks we observe in the wild come from mercenary spyware - extremely sophisticated exploit chains, historically associated with state actors, that cost millions of dollars to develop and are used against a very small number of targeted individuals," the company said. These are the attacks wielded against activists, journalists, and politicians. (Apple is donating 1,000 iPhone 17s to rights groups that work with people at risk of targeted attacks, according to .)
A glitch in the Meta-owned chat app has left iPhone users vulnerable to a 'sophisticated' cyber attack that could steal your personal data. Some WhatsApp users have been getting an alert telling them they might be a victim of the 'zero-click' hack, which has been ongoing for three months. But it is unclear how many people are affected and who the perpetrators of the attack are.
