AppleInsider · July 24, 2026 — 18:40

iPhone exploit legal fight is really about who owns security research

iPhone exploit legal fight is really about who owns security research
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A federal judge has ordered a public iPhone exploit taken offline after Magnet Forensics argued it wasn't independent security research at all, but instead a stolen trade secret.iPhone XU.S. District Judge Victoria Marie Calvert partially approved Magnet's request for a preliminary injunction. She directed Paradigm Shift and former Magnet exploit engineer Mario Del Gaudio to delete the usbliter8 article, code,…

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