{"id":45396,"date":"2022-02-22T11:14:54","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T11:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/airtag-clones-can-sidestep-apple-anti-stalker-tech\/"},"modified":"2022-02-22T11:14:54","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T11:14:54","slug":"airtag-clones-can-sidestep-apple-anti-stalker-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/airtag-clones-can-sidestep-apple-anti-stalker-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"Airtag clones can sidestep Apple anti-stalker tech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An infosec startup says it has built an Apple Airtag clone that bypasses anti-stalking protection features while running on Apple&#8217;s Find My protocol.<\/p>\n<p>Source code for the clones were published online by Berlin-based infosec startup Positive Security (not to be confused with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2021\/04\/16\/positive_technologies_us_sanctions_groundless\/\" rel=\"noopener\">US-sanctioned cybersecurity outfit Positive Technologies<\/a>), which said its tags &#8220;successfully tracked an iPhone user&#8230; for over five days without triggering a tracking notification.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The user consented, added Positive&#8217;s Fabian Br\u00e4unlein in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/positive.security\/blog\/find-you\" rel=\"noopener\">blog post<\/a> explaining his findings.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"condor\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YhT9AJRmDKvmEJ4cHMwO9QAAAEs&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YhT9AJRmDKvmEJ4cHMwO9QAAAEs&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>&#8220;In particular,&#8221; said Br\u00e4unlein, &#8220;Apple needs to incorporate non-genuine AirTags into their threat model, thus implementing security and anti-stalking features into the Find My protocol and ecosystem instead of in the AirTag itself, which can run modified firmware or not be an AirTag at all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xmd=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-lg=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xxlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,brandwidth,brandimpact,leaderboard,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YhT9AJRmDKvmEJ4cHMwO9QAAAEs&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YhT9AJRmDKvmEJ4cHMwO9QAAAEs&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<div class=\"adun_eagle_desktop_story_wrapper\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xxlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YhT9AJRmDKvmEJ4cHMwO9QAAAEs&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YhT9AJRmDKvmEJ4cHMwO9QAAAEs&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The findings suggest that Apple&#8217;s claims of the Find My protocol being &#8220;built with privacy in mind&#8221; fall short of the mark, with Positive Security spoofing the protocol by having an open-source device broadcast &#8220;2,000 preloaded public keys&#8221; as a way of fooling some anti-stalking protections.<\/p>\n<p>The proof-of-concept device was kept with a volunteer user for five days, during which time it did not show on Apple&#8217;s Tracker Detect app \u2013 while &#8220;location reports for the broadcasted public keys were uploaded and could be retrieved.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YhT9AJRmDKvmEJ4cHMwO9QAAAEs&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YhT9AJRmDKvmEJ4cHMwO9QAAAEs&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>Airtags, originally conceived as a way of keeping track of luggage and similar portable items through Apple&#8217;s Find My app, have been abused by stalkers in the past. Miscreants would drop Airtags into victims&#8217; bags or attach them to cars and then use the Find My app to view their precise locations.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2022\/02\/11\/apple_airtags_stalking\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Anti-stalking protections<\/a> were hastily introduced by Apple recently; Airtags are supposed to sound an audible alarm and also send notifications to nearby iPhones announcing their presence.<\/p>\n<p>This doesn&#8217;t work with non-Apple phones, although Apple released an Android app capable of picking up these broadcasts. The BBC described Airtags last month as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/technology-60004257\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;a perfect tool for stalking.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a 10 February <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2022\/02\/11\/apple_airtags_stalking\/\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> Apple declared it was tightening up privacy protections in Airtags, adding &#8220;we condemn in the strongest possible terms any malicious use of our products.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Airtag spoofing has also spawned an open source project called OpenHaystack, which is described on its GitHub page as &#8220;an application that allows you to create your own accessories that are tracked by Apple&#8217;s Find My network.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" id=\"story_eagle_xsm_sm_md_xmd_lg_xlg\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xsm=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-sm=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-md=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-xmd=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-lg=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-xlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YhT9AJRmDKvmEJ4cHMwO9QAAAEs&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YhT9AJRmDKvmEJ4cHMwO9QAAAEs&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>While the use cases presented by the project&#8217;s creators (Technical University of Darmstadt) are benign, the Find My protocol (which operates over Bluetooth Low Energy) appears straightforward for unofficial devices to piggyback off.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear if Apple will look at the Find My protocol itself rather than tinkering around the edges with the proprietary devices it deploys to use that protocol. 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