usbliter8 is a new BootROM exploit chain against Apple A12, S4/S5 and A13 SoCs. It chains a 12-byte buffer-underflow primitive in the Synopsys DWC2 USB controller with the bypass-mode DART configuration in SecureROM to reach PC control over USB – no auth, no interaction. This walk-through covers the bug, A12 ROP and A13 PAC bypass, post-exploitation, ROM relocation in SRAM, and detection guidance.
Essential iOS Hardening: A Practical Guide to Defending iPhones Against Modern Spyware
A practical, security-engineering view of the essential iOS hardening steps every iPhone user — and especially high-risk targets — should apply: Lockdown Mode, Advanced Data Protection, attack-surface reduction, deep reboots, and detection with tooling like iVerify. Based on and credited to “Essential iOS Hardening Steps” by Officer’s Notes, published on Medium (Technology Hits).