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Spoofing iPhone GPS for Pen Testing: Methods and Risks

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from DEV Community ·

A developer details two methods to spoof iPhone GPS coordinates for penetration testing: hardware dongles that feed fake satellite data, and software injection via Frida to intercept location callbacks. The article warns that Apple's location services trust data implicitly, making spoofing a viable attack vector. It emphasizes that real pen testers need invisible, reboot-resistant techniques beyond Xcode simulation.

Meridian48 take
While technically informative, the article's edgy tone oversells novelty; location spoofing is a known technique, and the hardware method's practicality is limited by dongle detection risks.
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