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Apple Chip Flaw usbliter8: What We Know

Paradigm Shift, a Barcelona offensive security firm, published usbliter8, an unpatchable Boot ROM flaw in Apple A12 and A13 chips.

A permanent crack appears in the iPhone armor

A newly disclosed flaw in Apple silicon has reopened one of the oldest doors in mobile security : the iPhone jailbreak.

What usbliter8 actually targets

The bug sits in the Boot ROM, the very first piece of code that runs the moment an iPhone powers on.

Why it cannot be fixed

Most security flaws get a patch within days or weeks.

How worried should owners of older iPhones be?

Release of usbliter8 is a big deal inside the security and spyware-tooling world.

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