iPhone Privacy Alert: Predator Spyware Can Hide Camera, Mic Indicators
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Jamf researchers analyzed Intellexa’s Predator spyware and found it can suppress iOS camera (green) and microphone (orange) status indicators by hooking a SpringBoard method (HiddenDot::setupHook()), requiring kernel-level access and code injection; this is a post-compromise technique rather than a newly discovered iOS vulnerability, and detection may be possible via abnormal SpringBoard/mediaserverd memory mappings, breakpoint hooks, and unusual audio file paths.
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