Re: Mapping Mesh Infrastructure and Protocol Hijacking

Joseph Goydish II via NANOG <[email protected]>
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To clarify: I absolutely expect iOS Mail to talk to configured, user‑visible mail providers over IMAP/ActiveSync.

The dashboard is built on telemetry from a vanilla consumer device, not enrolled in a *known* MDM, not DoD, not enterprise/EAS, and with no known special mail profiles or VPNs pushed to it. That’s why the traffic stands out.

-------- Original Message --------
On Friday, 03/13/26 at 05:30 Bill Woodcock <[email protected]> wrote:

>> On Mar 13, 2026, at 01:06, Joseph Goydish II via NANOG <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I’ve been tracking some non-standard networking patterns on iOS that seem to be operating in a blind spot.
>> iOS shouldn't be connecting to random IMAP servers. Could indicate email-based exfiltration or dead-drop communication.
>
> Excuse me?  iOS users shouldn’t be reading their email?

I mean, nice work on the rest assuming it turns out to be legit; this is just me being a crochety old dude.

                                -Bill


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