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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

4-year campaign backdoored iPhones using possibly the most advanced exploit ever

arstechnica.com

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4-year campaign backdoored iPhones using possibly the most advanced exploit ever

arstechnica.com

return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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"Triangulation" infected dozens of iPhones belonging to employees of Moscow-based Kaspersky.
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    Can the US government pass a law to force Apple specifically to rip out the messages app and replace it with something that apparently doesn’t have infinite exploits??

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      There is no such thing as a device or software without exploit, even a carrier pigeon can be cought and the messege read.

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        Removed by mod

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          That’s it boys. We’ve found the answer. Pack it up

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          iGun patch incoming

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          You are thinking of exploding penguins.

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        Not if you wirte the message using invisible ink.

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          Not if you never write the message, more like

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        I wouldn’t trust a service whose source code is not accessible though.

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          We may not have carrier pigeon DNA readily available, but it is certainly accessible!

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      How would that help them? Even if that were an effective measure (which it isn’t), it was almost certainly a us spy agenciy that did this.

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        Not necessarily, five eyes share intelligence responsibilities

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