[Toutouxc]

> they popped up the keyboard and typed “We are in control”

This reads like bad hacking fiction, complete with the guy typing that wearing a Guy Fawkes mask. Why the hell would the (hypothetical) attacker lose precious time doing something like that.

[mrzool]

> Why the hell would the (hypothetical) attacker lose precious time doing something like that.

Because it’s probably kids messing around.

[unglaublich]

Their own kids, not unlikely.

[maven29]

Not too keen on the anecdote either, but with the Flipper Zero script kiddies around, you can never be too sure. Just a couple of months ago, you saw headlines of low-skill pairing dialog DOS attacks.

I believe HID-over-GATT was recently introduced to iOS (only a decade late), and implementation details could potentially be relevant here.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/11/flipper-zero-gadget...

[pmontra]

Typing "We are in control" looks like kids bragging about their hacking skills. Not the usual hackers but who knows. Furthermore it means that the hack was not automated (yet.) A person was there, typing commands. Again, unusual.

On the other side hacking a watch is something that probably doesn't get unnoticed by the wearer if it must go through the UI. Are they subtler ways to get in control?

[AlienRobot]

To be fair, one famous malware literally just says "you are an idiot"[1] out loud.

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSgk7ctw1HY

[eveningsteps]

I have upvoted this, but on a second thought, this is probably what I would do as well if I had the possibility to observe the victim, yet all the chances to have not been caught. Makes for an exhilarating complaint and report as well (evidence: this thread).

[UberFly]

True or not it really does sound like hacking fan fiction.

[bowsamic]

A lot of people hack because it’s fun to freak out the victim, and also we have a huge number of historical examples of hackers taunting the victim.

[badgersnake]

Does it even have a keyboard? My Apple Watch 3 does not. Just a scribble pad to draw letters.

[BoardsOfCanada]

If I long press on an input field on my apple watch s9 a keyboard pops up on my iphone.

[Affric]

You don’t do it all in a guy fawkes mask?

[deely3]

Because its fun?

[RockRobotRock]

It sounds like delusional thinking and someone with a mental illness.