iPhones Vulnerable to Attack Even When Turned Off

Attackers can target iPhones even when they are turned off due to how Apple implements standalone wireless features Bluetooth, Near Field Communication (NFC ) and Ultra-wideband ( UWB) technologies in the device, researchers have found. These features—which have access to the iPhone’s Secure Element (SE), which stores sensitive info–stay on even when modern iPhones are powered down, a team of researchers from Germany’s Technical University of Darmstadt discovered.

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