Apple’s data protection officer Gary Davis said in a recent interview with iCulture that he was worried about hackers taking advantage of vulnerabilities after the new regulations adjusted to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) came into effect. It could be cheaper to attack iPhone users.
Part of the interview with Davi is as follows:
Our concern is that the “cost” of attacking iOS systems is reduced as a result, which we clearly stated in the white paper.
Hackers can attack iPhone users through third-party marketplaces or other payment methods, which means we need to face types of attacks we have never encountered before.
Overall, the cost of developing iOS vulnerabilities remains high, and our team at Security Labs is working hard to increase the cost of attack so that it is not worthwhile for attackers to target iOS.
This is our current concern. We just don’t know how it will play out. Therefore, we display a special screen with additional information to users who download applications from these third-party sources. Coupled with the notarization process, we hope users can maintain the same confidence.
