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Security researcher hacks and reprograms AirTag

posted onMay 10, 2021
by l33tdawg
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Apple's AirTag can be hacked and its software modified, a security researcher has discovered, with an exploration of the microcontroller revealing elements can be reprogrammed to change what specific functions do.

Apple is well known for having high levels of security built into its products, and that has naturally led to the new AirTags becoming a target for security researchers. Just over a week after shipping, it seems that some AirTag elements can be modified.

German security researcher "Stack Smashing" revealed on Twitter that they were able to "break into the microcontroller" of the AirTag. Posted on Saturday and first reported by The 8-Bit, the tweet thread includes some details about the researcher's exploration of the device.

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