IT House reported on December 16 that according to foreign technology media ZDNet, the iOS 17.2 update recently released by Apple, has mitigated Flipper Zero-related vulnerabilities, allowing the iPhone to resist related attacks.
IT House previously reported that Flipper Zero can now be easily purchased. This tool is known as a "toolbox for penetration testers and amateurs" and can write code to control various protocols. Hackers can directly write malicious code. This causes the iPhone/iPad device to crash.
According to relevant descriptions, Flipper Zero can simulate, read and copy RFID and NFC tags, digital access keys, remote controls, etc., and can perform operations such as unlocking cars, browsing RFID chips, and sending spam emails to iPhones.
Flipper Zero runs Xtreme's third-party firmware and uses the BLE Spam application to create numerous Apple TV keyboard pop-ups on the iPhone, causing the device to lock up and allowing the attacker to conduct a denial of service (DoS) attack on all iPhones within a 30-foot radius.
According to ZDNet, after the iPhone is upgraded to iOS 17.2, although pop-up windows will still appear, the destructive power of the attack has been significantly reduced and will not cause locking or other crashes.
