Unfixable boot-level flaw strikes seven iPhone models; upgrade advised
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Cybersecurity firm Paradigm Shift flags an unfixable hardware-level flaw, named usbliter8, in the USB controller/firmware that affects seven iPhone models (A12/A13 era: iPhone 11 family, XR, XS/XS Max, and second-gen iPhone SE) and some iPad/Apple Watch devices. The flaw can be exploited with physical access to override the startup process before iOS loads, enabling unauthorized software or data access. Since it’s a hardware design issue, there is no software update to fix it; the advised mitigation is upgrading to newer hardware.
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