Apple's Lockdown Mode thwarted by a new persistent iPhone jailbreak
A team of hackers has come up with a new jailbreak for the iPhone , demonstrating how it persists with Lockdown Mode on, even after an update to iOS 27.2. Lockdown Mode on iPhone is for users facing grave threats to their digital security Lockdown Mode is Apple's way to harden device security, intended to protect high-profile individuals from sophisticated cyberattacks. While Apple claimed back…
A group of hackers has developed a new jailbreak technique that allows it to persist even when an iPhone is in Apple's Lockdown Mode, according to a video posted by the hacker group Calif on X. Lockdown Mode is a security feature designed to bolster iPhone protection for high-profile individuals, such as politicians, activists, and CEOs, by limiting various app and service functions.
However, the demonstrated jailbreak appears to bypass Lockdown Mode, despite Apple's claims of its effectiveness. In the video, a hacker sends a PDF via AirDrop to an iPhone with Lockdown Mode enabled, but the update to iOS 27.2 is successfully installed afterward. Apple had previously stated in March 2026 that it had managed to achieve a 100% protection rate since 2022, but this incident suggests that the security feature is not entirely impervious.
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