Do you think your Iphone is safe?

[Caute_cautim]

Hi All

Do you think iPhone is safe: Watch this

A new, highly sophisticated menace called Spider Phone Ransomware is actively targeting mobile devices, particularly iPhones (tested on iOS 26).

Why You Need to Act NOW:

🔒 Complete Device Lockdown: It locks your phone, instantly blocking access to your digital life.

🔑 Data Encryption & Loss: Your crucial files are encrypted, making them inaccessible without a key (and a hefty ransom demand).

👤 Personal Data EXFILTRATED: This malware can steal your most private information and transfer it to a C2 server for remote control and future attacks.

🔓PIN & File Manipulation: It actively changes your device PIN and renames essential files, making recovery exponentially harder.

This is a stark reminder that mobile security is no longer optional. With both Online and Offline attack capabilities, Spider Phone Ransomware is a game-changer for cybercriminals.

👉 Cybersecurity Professionals & Leaders: Are your Mobile Device Management (MDM) and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) strategies robust enough for this level of threat? Share your best defense tactics below!

Backup your data regularly—especially your mobile device.

Educate your teams on phishing and suspicious app downloads.

Review your organization’s Mobile Security Policy today.

Don't let your iPhone become a hostage. The cost of paying a ransom pales in comparison to the cost of a data breach.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sairamdk_cybersecurity-mobilesecurity-ransomware-activity-73920727176...

Regards

Caute_cautim

[dcontesti]

Can I start by saying "HECK NO".  We force travelling execs to take "burner phones" with and provide an instruction set of what to do and not do.

Thanks for the post.

[dcontesti]

As an addendum to this, I got in my rental to head back to hotel.  My phone pops up and tells me that I am 15 minutes from my supposed next stop (on this day, I had no plans of stopping, was actually headed to airport).

Over the last few weeks, I leave the office and head to a local grocer to pick up a take out meal (they do a hot counter and meals are cheaper and faster) and then head to the hotel.  Seems my phone wants to tell me where to go LOL.

This is a burner phone and has Location Service turned off.  So need to figure this one out....

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[JoePete]

Just wondering if anyone has seen a substantive write-up of this "Spider Phone" malware?

Curious to understand its vector of attack.

[ericgeater]

I just wrote the OP.  I'll see if they come back with more detail. Glad you asked the question.

[nkeaton]

@JoePete   There is a lot out there if search it.  This would be the source that I would be most likely to believe:  cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa23-320a

[JoePete]

Thanks @nkeaton, the post quoted a LinkedIn post that seems to illustrate "Spider Phone Ransomware," which I guess could be an umbrella reference to the APT Scattered Spider and the variety of malware it uses. Just curious if there is really something novel out there or whether it is just some LinkedIn-er trying to build a following. My understanding is most of these attacks are facilitated through social engineering, which I wouldn't consider "sophisticated."

[nkeaton]

@JoePete It seemed like there were several names with spider included; so your guess on source and intent could definitely be correct. What I have read is definitely social engineering based. I guess that it might depend on what treasures come up with from the attempt to gauge sophistication. Definitely verify; then trust (my favorite CC quote).