Apple AirTags apparently hacked by security researcher
If this is true, it took less than two weeks since the device trackers were release.
A researcher reportedly got into the AirTag microcontroller.
Apple AirTags have been available for less than two weeks, but a security researcher has seemingly hacked into the tiny trackers already. Researcher Stack Smashing managed to break into the device's microcontroller and modify the software, as reported Sunday by 9to5Mac.
Built a quick demo: AirTag with modified NFC URL 😎
— stacksmashing (@ghidraninja) May 8, 2021
(Cables only used for power) pic.twitter.com/DrMIK49Tu0
The researcher apparently rendered two AirTags unusable in the hacking effort, but the researcher could alter the link you were sent to if you scanned it -- meaning the device could potentially be used in a phishing scam.
Apple didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
