The more value you make a target the more money is invested to break it. Physical documents require significant physical abilities to steal, you actually have to be in physical possession of a document. In the digital world the databases are accessible from anywhere in the world. Significantly larger attack surface, and we know for a fact no software, especially Apples, is going to be secure enough. Governments have…
There is no accessible “database” for Wallet, these are just digital versions of cards that are stored on your local device in the Secure Enclave. Some items in Wallet, such as a credit card, may be included in an (encrypted) iCloud backup, but with some of their critical bits omitted (such as the CVV). It’s really not a different security profile than an analog card. While there could feasibly be a vulnerability giv…
Targeted attacks are no longer a "rarity", it's the natural result of having singular software platforms. Iphones are very popular, and very wealthy and powerful people use them, therefore they become a very lucrative target. Snowden was talking about the Pegasus project before we even knew the name of it. The ability to just exploit someones phone via a text message, no user interaction. There are plenty more where that came from, don't worry.