Can iphone cameras be hacked? My phone took 12 pictures of me getting dressed in my bathroom using the front facing camera. Both of my hands are in the picture doing my hair so there is no way I could have accidentally taken the pictures.
Nothing is impossible, but its very very unlikely the phone could be hacked to commandeer the camera. And Even if that was the case, unless the phone was positioned to look at you how would they maneuver it into position?
Usually iPhones sit on there backs or fronts covering either camera or pointing them straight up to the ceiling unless you position your phone on its side for some reason, and point the camera at your bathroom?
If you have a pet or mischievous significant other, its possible they activated the camera from the lockscreen. (Yes its happened to me with my cat) and took several pictures.
Please review Apple iOS Security white paper if you're curious about the security features of your phone. https://www.apple.com/business/docs/iOS_Security_Guide.pdf
What's important to keep in mind is that the any network is just that, a network to transmit data through linked devices. How often do we hear of people say "there's nothing to see here" when there most certainly is..
Your safest option is a pen and paper, a Polaroid, and a VCR, but that's uh unpleasant..otherwise consider everything you say, do, see etc. is at some risk.
Threats are constantly evolving and yesterday's mission impossible is today's 7th grader with an iPhone in terms of capabilities. You'd likely never even notice if cyber criminal was truly a professional.
Kindly cite exactly what you're referring to. It's not fear mongering..it's reality. Not always a pretty place to live in but denying the facts is not the best practice. Reviewed your IO Registry lately..lol?
Only one of those articles was relevant to your assertion that iPhone cameras can be remotely hacked, the BBC article. And, it remains unsubstantiated rumor. Thomas can correct me but I believe that actual security experts don't believe it.
Or save yourself 20 minutes of reading about ancient history and have a look here:
Apple security updates - Apple Support
https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-49/product_id-15556/Appl e-Iphone-Os.html
http://fortune.com/2016/03/16/malware-infect-apple-iphone-ipad/
http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/08/17/encryption-key-for-iphone-5s-touch-id- exposed-opens-door-to-further-research
http://www.businessinsider.com/hackers-governments-smartphone-iphone-camera-wiki leaks-2017-3
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/240311https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/240311
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2017/09/12/BlueBorne-Bluetooth-Vul nerabilities
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038950
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7022
About the security content of iOS 10.3.3 - Apple Support
I love Apple products as much as the next bougie basic but its time to face the Despacito, as unpleasant as that may be.
Lawrence Finch wrote:
My experience in cybersecurity goes back to the first worm ever, created by Robert Morris at Cornell in 1988.
Do you believe it was, as he has stated on at least some occasions, a student prank gone horribly awry?
More or less. Morris, a graduate researcher, created a concept worm. It was harmless, and he intended that it install itself recursively in computers on the campus computer network. His check for IP addresses had a bug, however, so it spread to all computers connected to the Internet worldwide. It didn't do any harm, but it did overload some networks. And it was the impetus for the cybersecurity act passed by congress.
What BS! Please provide even ONE reliable report of your assertion.
Lawrence Finch wrote:
What BS! Please provide even ONE reliable report of your assertion.
They never do.
TR, perhaps you should make this a User Tip.
Brilliant analysis.
Thanks for the clarification, Thomas. Very helpful.
krm2012 iPhone (I think) is almost impossible to hack but still it can be hacked.
chase_daniel wrote:
Those articles don't talk about the FBI paying for the San Bernardino shooter's passcode like you're assuming without reading them it seems.
Huh? I never said anything about the FBI and the older iPhone with an older version of iOS. Which, since you brought it up, was done remotely.
I also never said the iPhone can't be hacked. I said that at this time, the camera on your iPhone is not being activated remotely. Again, nothing you've cited has indicated that's currently possible.
I'd say they're all relevant but then again I try to set aside my bias and actually gather information that may challenge preconceived notions.
When you manage to set aside your preconceived notions and biases, please post back.
Please read Thomas's post above.
What can i do in this case?
Can iPhones cameras be hacked?
