Apple says no one using Lockdown Mode has been hacked with spyware

Trash headline from TechCrunch; the exact statement from Apple was:

> We are not aware of any successful mercenary spyware attacks against a Lockdown Mode-enabled Apple device.

We knew 30 years ago that message attachments (mostly email at that time) were a huge security problem. All those binary file types to parse... what could go wrong ;)

It's good to see Apple's Lockdown mode having such success by simply disabling message attachments.

Related somewhat:

> On March 23, 2026, the Hong Kong government changed the implementing rules relating to the National Security Law. It is now a criminal offense to refuse to give the Hong Kong police the passwords or decryption assistance to access all personal electronic devices including cellphones and laptops. This legal change applies to everyone, including U.S. citizens, in Hong Kong, arriving or just transiting Hong Kong International Airport. In addition, the Hong Kong government also has more authority to take and keep any personal devices, as evidence, that they claim are linked to national security offenses.

https://hk.usconsulate.gov/security-alert-2026032601/

Are we aware of any attacks (or claims of attacks) against any previous version of the iPhone's Lockdown mode?

how many users are using lockdown mode

*that we know of

To the best of my knowledge I too am unaware of any one using Lockdown Mode-enabled Apple device.

I don't see any bears around here. Bear patrol must be working like a charm.

"with spyware" - a small addition. What about state actors, what about (semi)private israeli companies selling their solutions happily to all regimes regardless of consequences, what about any other kinds of hacks? As an european, by far the biggest threat to me are US state actors.

It would be such a good PR if they could just claim nobody has been hacked, period but I don't see that anywhere.

insert titanic gif here

And how do they know if they for decade apparently didn't know iOS was compromised?

Apple needs to get their shit together and stop gaslighting people.

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What, all 10 of them?

Kash Patel should have had this on. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/iran-linked-hackers-claim-b...