Leo opened Photos. A new album appeared: Inside were fifty photos—all taken from his front camera, at times he’d never used it. The last one was from two minutes ago: a blurry shot of his own shocked face, staring at the phone.
Step 1: Put device in DFU mode. Power + Home. 10 seconds. Release power, hold Home. The screen stayed black. iTunes chimed: “Apple iPhone in recovery mode detected.”
He hadn’t taken it. The iPSW had.
And the phone booted not to iOS, but to a single word in green monospace: