Hey!
I was targeted by an apt earlier this year. Prior to the attack, I’d quite literally never ran a single script, opened terminal, or saved a line of code.
I ended up getting an Apple dev account simply to study the true ecosphere and Apple iOS… but the primary method I’ve come to learn about everything spanning data serialization to the file system has been shortcuts.
I’ve downloaded thousands, torn them apart, looked at the pieces, studied developers. I’ve studied my fucking ass off and I’m coming to the end of what I can feasibly do alone.
I’m still under attack. It’s particularly nasty and as I’ve uncovered blatant baseband compromise there truly isn’t any way for me to overcome this alone anymore. I’ve submitted no less than three empirical reports to Apple, but it’s clear they value their supply chain more than annoyances like myself.
I have an incredibly unique perspective, where each new device of mine (despite the absolute best job I can do hardening new devices… using truly powerful tools such as NSSurge) becomes compromised as soon as I touch it. My intent, with the new device I have waiting to be set up, is to do my damn best to document the initial stages of compromise and turn them into bug reports (and possibly reports to agencies such as the EFF).
I’d be… beyond grateful if any of the brilliant minds here were interested in helping, offering ideas, guidance, learning resources, etc— anything. I may be new to the codemaker/codebreaker game, but I learn quickly and well. I’d be more than happy to split any (hopeful) bug payouts.
Little bit of info (tip of the iceberg really)— I’m typing on an iPhone 16 pro max that’s six weeks old and has generated over 1500 analytics logs in lockdown mode. Last time I queried my gateway, ports 1-2000 were open and running services (I no longer use a gateway… that discovery made me sick to my stomach).
I know the source of my attack (empirically). It’s Temu, a subsidiary of PDD, which shouldn’t shock anyone.
I’m more stubborn than three mules lashed together and I intend to see this through to the very fucking end, no matter what it costs me. I’ll break ground alone on my hands and knees until the very end if need be, but I’d be beyond grateful for any help and advice.
Oh! To tempt anyone who might need a little sweetening, I can show you a shortcut/technique to execute arbitrary Objective-C scripts using shortcuts. 
(Ps, I’m incredibly sorry if my post directs any unwelcoming probing or attention to this site. I’ve crept it for ages, for months, and never posted. P.p.s- think if gluebyte or sylumer responds to this I might fangirl to death).