Gone are the days of worrying about your iPhone’s security as a device is currently being created to detect any spy-activity being progressed in your iPhone. Edward Snowden, a former National Security Agency (NSA) employee is designing an innovative gadget which will prevent any stranger to access your iPhone.
Another famous hardware hacker, Andrew ‘Bunnie’ Huang is also partially involved in its making. It is an iPhone cover that is being designed to detect any form of unknown intrusion by prompting through its display screen. The case would connect with your iPhone and watch if any radios are being transferred by overseeing the electrical signals.
How does it work?
The phone case lookalike device would connect itself through a tiny opening through SIM card slot and attach to test points on the circuit board of the iPhone. Eventually, it would transfer the phone’s SIM card to the case and device would be activated.
The watchdog would monitor cellular radios, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS in order to prompt a warning if any unwanted transfer takes places through your phone.
The makers of this device claim that hackers with advanced technology have the capability to hack your phone even if ‘airplane mode’ is turned on. Thus, this is a more reliable method of knowing if your phone’s radios are turned off.
Potential users of this gadget
It is ideal for those who need to ensure that any external malware is not attached to their phones. Those who carry confidential information could surely benefit from this. Journalists, agencies, security and military workers could use this gadget to prevent any form of spying. Members of government funded bodies who travel to other countries could also take advantage of this device.
Edward Snowden stated in a video stream:
“One good journalist in the right place at the right time can change history. This makes them a target, and increasingly tools of their trade are being used against them”
The launch of this device is expected next year while plans are also underway to provide these phones to journalists through a Chinese supply chain.
Source: wired.com / image: pubpub
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