evacide14h ago
If you have an iPhone, today is a good day to make sure you are running the latest software. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/23/someone-has-publicly-leaked-an-exploit-kit-that-can-hack-millions-of-iphones/
Someone has publicly leaked an exploit kit that can hack millions of iPhones | TechCrunch

Leaked "DarkSword" exploits published to GitHub allow hackers and cybercriminals to target iPhone users running old versions of iOS with spyware, according to cybersecurity researchers.

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Show threadOrtwin Pinke4h ago

@evacide
If u have an #iphone then today is a good day to choose a free smartphone with opensource rom.

#did #diday

Show threadClaudius4h ago
@oldperl @evacide got any serviceable suggestions?
Show threadOrtwin Pinke4h ago

@claudius @evacide

#fairphone
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We’re disrupting the industry by changing how our devices are built and produced. It’s only fair.

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Show threadClaudius4h ago

@oldperl @evacide which firmware, specifically would you put on it that is both free/open source and serviceable?

If it's google's default one, it's not really free. If it's PostmarketOS, it's not running on halfway current hardware (FP4 is the latest supported one, hardware from 2020 that wasn't exactly "good" at release)

Also with the track record that Fairphone has for security updates, I don't think this is a good suggestion for replacing a relatively secure iPhone, either?

Show threadOrtwin Pinke3h ago

@claudius @evacide

#iphone - secure?! 😂
Good joke!

Next u wanna tell me that apple is respecting #eprivacy. 🤭

No, bigtech is what it is, only a money machine for the rich and a data robber using our private things to manipulate us.

We have to leave that shit just now, finding better solution and go straightforward to foss.

#did #diday

Show threadClaudius2h ago
@oldperl @evacide I would love to switch to a FOSS phone, which is why I (genuinely) asked for your suggestion. All I know about are solutions that "sort of" work on ancient hardware or that are not actually all that independent from Google.
Show threadOrtwin Pinke

@claudius @evacide

Well, linux OSes are, but the dont exist for much hardware. I have LineageOS on my Samsung tablet without gapps that works pretty smart. But there are missing often foss apps not using google libs.

Thats why i am always searching for alternatives also for android and hardware to use without proprietary rom.

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Show threadClaudius2h ago

@oldperl @evacide Lineage has been my "least bad" option for a while, too. I'm considering the upcoming Motorola/GrapheneOS phone, too. But in either case I don't really like the amount of dependency on Google they all still have.

I really feel like there are no *good* options right now :-(