Last month, Apple announced the iOS 16 system at WWDC 2022 and showed off the newly added Lockdown Mode, which can provide additional protection for mobile phones to avoid information leakage caused by hackers. Perhaps in order to further improve the security of this feature, Apple recently announced that it will provide a bounty of US$2 million (approximately RMB 13.51 million) to encourage developers around the world to find vulnerabilities in the locked mode.
The reason why Apple has so much confidence in the lock mode and is even willing to offer a huge bounty of US$2 million has to do with how the mode works. After
turns on the lock mode, most image attachments and links in text messages will be blocked; any invitations initiated through Apple services will also be prohibited.
At the same time, the Safari browser will disable the Jacascrip on-the-fly compilation function; the description file cannot be installed; the remote management software cannot be installed; and any external device cannot even be connected through a data cable.
This means that the iPhone that turns on the locked mode cuts off most data exchanges with the outside world and almost becomes an "isolated island" isolated from the world. Therefore, after the user suspects that his iPhone has been implanted with a virus, he can quickly To avoid further deterioration of the situation.
