Lawsuit Over Unpatchable Apple Chip Exploit Linked to Stolen Trade Secrets

• •Magnet Forensics is suing Paradigm Shift for allegedly using stolen trade secrets.
• •The usbliter8 exploit affects Apple A12 and A13 chips, enabling unpatchable code execution.
• •Paradigm Shift has removed the exploit's publication after the lawsuit was filed.

Magnet Forensics has filed a lawsuit against Paradigm Shift Technology, claiming that the recently disclosed usbliter8 exploit, which affects Apple's A12 and A13 chips, was developed using stolen trade secrets from a former employee. The exploit allows arbitrary code execution on devices, targeting the BootROM, which cannot be patched via software updates. The vulnerability impacts devices like the iPhone XS and iPhone 11, and was published by Paradigm Shift last month. Magnet Forensics alleges that the exploit is similar to a proprietary capability known as 'MSG' that the former employee, Mario Del Gaudio, worked on before joining Paradigm Shift. The lawsuit seeks to have the exploit's publication removed and demands financial compensation. As of now, Paradigm Shift has removed the blog post detailing the exploit following the lawsuit.