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Your iPhone Gets Stolen. Then the Hacking Begins
- Researchers traced a global Telegram-based network selling iPhone unlocking tools and phishing kits.
- Unlocking a stolen iPhone can raise its value from hundreds to potentially thousands of dollars.
- Phishing tools and ‘Find My iPhone Off’ kits are a common feature across groups selling access to devices.
- Criminals leverage physical access to phones, then use tooling to wipe data and extract rewards.
- Security researchers observed phishing pages mimicking Apple Find My services to steal iCloud access.
- Experts say social engineering remains the most plausible path for criminals after theft.
- Apple has improved device security and anti-theft features, but thieves adapt with new schemes.
- Law enforcement stresses basic security measures to reduce theft harm.
- Researchers' work began after a law-enforcement contact reported a phishing attempt linked to a stolen iPhone.
- Researchers created DNS fingerprints to track phishing domains and linked groups on Telegram.
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