[pizza234]

> When the NSA leaks came out, there was some sections that showed how shipments of electronics could be intercepted and backdoored. I would 100% believe there are groups out there that have or are working on chip level attacks for iPhones and other mobile products. Swap Apple's Face unlock chip with a custom one that includes other embedded profiles that can unlock the phone without the owner's knowledge does not seem far fetched.

Which class of attackers are those hardenings supposed to deter? For three letter agencies, or groups with the resources to produce chip level attacks, this is child's play.