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Apple Shuts Down Flipper Zero’s Ability to Shut Down iPhones (gizmodo.com)
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Apple Shuts Down Flipper Zero’s Ability to Shut Down iPhones::IOS 17.2 cut off Flipper Zero users running the Xtreme third-party firmware from mass-spamming popups at iPhones.

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[–] Player2@lemm.ee 107 points 11 months ago (2 children)

This is why it's important these devices are available. Got to find and fix these sorts of vulnerabilities

[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 66 points 11 months ago

Exactly what i was thinking. This is the flipperzero working as intended.

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Seriously!

Such A easy to exploit issue that they package it into a consumer market tool.

Because if that's what's available to nontech folks, Imagine what a professional criminal tool has.