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Unpatchable BootROM flaws in older iPhones put crypto wallet recovery phrases at risk

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Older iPhones contain unpatchable BootROM vulnerabilities, so the risk persists even after a device is wiped and kept in airplane mode. An attacker needs physical access, and exploiting the flaw does not automatically expose encrypted wallet data, though other weaknesses could potentially be used to do so.

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