Apple AirTags tracker hacked by researcher by altering its microcontroller

A German researcher recently demonstrated a video wherein he was able to hack into Apple AirTags by breaking into its microcontroller. The hacker was able to modify the NFC URL that the AirTags redirect to with this hack.

In the first of its kind event, Apple AirTags has reportedly been hacked by a German cybersecurity researcher. The researcher used reverse-engineering on the latest Apple device’s microcontroller to do this. Stack Smashing, a German security researcher and creator on YouTube, recently tweeted about the achievement. The tweet also included a video demo of the hacked AirTags, showing some modifications in its elements.