Apple Confirms USB Restricted Mode Exploited in ‘Extremely Sophisticated’ Attack

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Apple Confirms USB Restricted Mode Exploited in ‘Extremely Sophisticated’ Attack

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Apple on Monday released an urgent patch for its flagship iOS and iPadOS platforms alongside a warning that a critical security flaw was actively exploited in the wild.

The security defect, tracked as CVE-2025-24200, allows attackers with physical access to a locked iPhone or iPad to disable USB Restricted Mode – a key protection mechanism – to access unpatched iPhones.

https://www.securityweek.com/apple-conf ... ed-attack/
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