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| Apple releases emergency software update due to spyware flaw |
| 2021-09-16 |
| [JUSTTHENEWS] Apple released a software update Monday to fix a security flaw that can cause the hacking of iPhones and other devices. Spyware researchers have found a flaw within iPhones that makes them vulnerable to the extremely invasive spyware Pegasus. According to the Washington Post, Apple released an emergency software update Monday night that patches the exploit discovered by the spyware researchers. The vulnerability is the first one of its kind to be found in iPhones since 2019. Researchers at Citizen Lab say they found the hack on a Saudi political activist's device. The spyware appears to have made it onto the device without user interaction, which poses a serious security risk for many Apple product owners. Pegasus was created by the Israeli cyber security company, NSO Group. NSO Group has been known to provide its spyware to numerous countries, many of whom are not allies of the U.S. Despite discovering the flaw, Citizen Lab declined to name the responsible country that used Pegasus. The group also declined to name the Saudi political activist who was targeted. “We wouldn’t have discovered this exploit if NSO’s tool wasn’t used against somebody they shouldn’t be targeting,” said John Scott-Railton, a researcher for Citizen Lab, based at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. The hacking technique, known as a “zero-click attack”, had been in use since February and could have invaded numerous products that use Apple’s operating system. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #1 "used against somebody they shouldn’t be targeting" So, just who should they be targeting? Due to the speed that the fix was created, I'm thinking that this wasn't a flaw; it was a back door that was left in place on purpose and then exploited. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2021-09-16 10:20 |