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HOW A SINGLE LINE OF CODE COULD BRICK YOUR IPHONE

rambo.codes11 min read

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A vulnerability in iOS was discovered related to Darwin notifications, a low-level message exchange system. Any app could send these notifications, even sensitive ones, without proper authorization. This developer created an app that repeatedly triggered a "Restore in Progress" state by sending a specific notification, soft-bricking the device.