What’s a 'cyber pathogen'? San Bernardino DA baffles security community

Michael Ramos claims a 'lying dormant cyber pathogen' on mass killer Syed Rizwan Farook's iPhone still poses a threat. But what the hell is it?

A "cyber pathogen" could be "lying dormant" in the iPhone at the centre of the legal battle between Apple and the FBI, ready to unleash havoc on the critical infrastructure of San Bernardino county. Apparently.

We've never actually heard of a "lying dormant cyber pathogen" before, but if Michael Ramos, San Bernardino's district attorney, says we should be scared of it, we should be. Right?