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myfufu OP t1_j3elvtw wrote

Reply to comment by FullMotionVideo in Concerned my mom's devices have been pwned by myfufu

Yep. I'm 100% sure that's what happened. But somehow she gets a new CC and within 24 hours the number is on the street and being run again. She even changed banks and the same thing happened. As soon as the number gets entered in one of her iDevices, it's out there.

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FullMotionVideo t1_j3ekju3 wrote

Reply to Concerned my mom's devices have been pwned by myfufu

iPhones have basically no real attack vector, since all software available for the thing is curated by Apple to look for malware. To put it in a way a Linux user would appreciate, unless you're the kind of person who runs Arch or Gentoo, you're not going to be running unsigned code on the phone. All the software on the device has been approved by Apple before it was ever given a signature and allowed to be downloaded.

A number of older models can be deliberately jailbroken to run unsigned code, but you have to be one of those enthusiasts I just mentioned. She also maybe could in theory join a beta test group on TestFlight (the pre-release public testing platform) that would run malware that hadn't been submitted to Apple, but that's very unlikely.

This is a device state agencies are using and their enemies are trying to hack into. Some script kiddie targeting a wide range of people like your Mom is not going to be hacked. What is more likely to happen is she falls for a phishing attempt and people get ahold of her credit cards or personal data by pretending to be Amazon, Comcast, etc.

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david_chi t1_j2fv9f3 wrote

Reply to comment by PlasticReaction421 in Last day of Dark Sky by m945050

Nope.

Bear with me and a crude analogy. They had an 81 AMC Pacer, then they went out and bought a Ferrari. Instead of just driving the Ferrari they tried to take some parts from the Ferrari and slap them on the antiquated AMC Pacer.

Look ma, I put lipstick on a pig!!!!!

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PlasticReaction421 t1_j2fuaeg wrote

Reply to comment by blue_socks123 in Last day of Dark Sky by m945050

What is being conveniently ignored in this parade of morons is that Apple bought Dark Sky so they could use that team and their technology to rebuild the iOS Weather app, which was released with iOS 16. If you're on 16 then the Weather app is basically Dark Sky. Idk why anyone is acting like Dark Sky was just deleted from existence.

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PlasticReaction421 t1_j2fu0bs wrote

Reply to comment by david_chi in Last day of Dark Sky by m945050

That's exactly what they're doing, just the other way around. The former Dark Sky team maintains the Weather app now. They've just built the old Dark Sky features into the existing Weather app rather than rebrand the existing Dark Sky app. Which makes obvious sense if you think about the realities of how Apple's default apps are maintained.

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dislikebuttonz t1_j2ftlzg wrote

Reply to comment by Intrepid-Button-4231 in Weekly What Should I Buy Thread and Order/Shipping Thread by AutoModerator

not sure tbh i’ve never sold or bought any phones from online

however i will say try out “backmarket.com” i’ve seen youtube ads promoting that, apparently they do certified refurbished phones. Try going there cuz honestly the prices i’m seeing rn for a 13 pro/13PM aren’t bad at all starting from $750ish

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