{"id":16816,"date":"2023-08-17T19:27:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T19:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namorgy.com\/blog\/?p=16816"},"modified":"2023-08-17T19:32:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T19:32:50","slug":"fake-airplane-mode-makes-iphone-look-offline-to-user-while-an-attacker-stays-connected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.namorgy.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/17\/fake-airplane-mode-makes-iphone-look-offline-to-user-while-an-attacker-stays-connected\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Fake Airplane Mode&#8217; makes iPhone look offline to user, while an attacker stays connected"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[Evan Selleck Apple Insider]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos5.appleinsider.com\/gallery\/55911-113539-Jamf-Airplanemode-xl.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Security threats can crop up at any time, even on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/inside\/iphone\">iPhone<\/a>, and now Jamf Threat Labs has demonstrated that even if you think Airplane Mode is on, you might be getting duped. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Going undetected is the whole point of &#8220;Fake Airplane Mode,&#8221; as detailed by Jami Threat Labs. 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