What would you do if you discovered malware on youriPhone?
Your first instinct might be to turn the darn thing off to stop malicious snooping.
Unfortunately, even that might not be enough.
And no, Im not talking about anNSA-style fake power-off screen.
How can malware run without electricity?
The simple answer is that these days, devices are rarely fully off.
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The Bluetooth chip has its own firmware that can run separately from the main processor.
Worse, since LPM support is implemented in hardware, it cannot be removed by system updates.
It is not inconceivable for hackers to find ways to jailbreak iPhones remotely, as happened withPegasus.
For every exploit made public early, there are others we dont find out about until its too late.
Such a change would improve the situation for privacy-concerned users and surveillance targets like journalists.
