Apple’s A12 and A13 chips face new unpatchable exploit
Security research firm Paradigm Shift today released details of a new BootROM vulnerability affecting Apple’s A12 and A13 chips, along with a working proof-of-concept exploit codenamed “usbliter8.” BootROM, or SecureROM, is the first code an iPhone executes when it turns on. Because it is built directly into the chip during manufacturing, any vulnerabilities found there…