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		brcmthrowaway on April 27, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How a single line of code could brick your iPhone Ultimately, does this require installing a sketchy app in the first place?

piyuv on April 27, 2025 | [–]

Lots of credible apps use lots of dependencies. Find an abandoned one, get your code into it, …

g-b-r on April 27, 2025 | | [–]

Or a reputable one with that line of code included (in one of the updates, after having built a good reputation); maybe dormant until a certain date.

MBCook on April 27, 2025 | | [–]

Or a bug in some good app that allows an attacker to execute the right thing.

saagarjha on April 27, 2025 | [–]

Yes.

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