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Apple has issued a software patch to block so-called “zero-click” spyware that could infect iPhones and iPads.
Independent researchers identified the flaw, which lets hackers access devices through the iMessage service even if users do not click on a link or file.
The problem affects all of the technology giant’s operating systems, the researchers said.
Apple said it issued the security update in response to a “maliciously crafted” PDF file.University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab, which first highlighted the issue, had previously found evidence of zero-click spyware, but “this is the first one where the exploit has been captured so we can find out how it works,” said researcher Bill Marczak.
The researchers said that the previously unknown vulnerability affected all major Apple devices, including iPhones, Macs and Apple Watches.Citizen Lab also said the security issue was exploited to plant spyware on a Saudi activist’s iPhone, adding that it had high confidence that the Israeli hacker-for-hire firm, NSO Group, was behind that attack.
In a statement to the Reuters news agency, NSO did not confirm or deny that it was behind the spyware, saying only that it would “continue to provide intelligence and law enforcement agencies around the world with life-saving technologies to fight terror and crime”.
Security experts have said that although the discovery is significant, most users of Apple devices should not be overly concerned as such attacks are usually highly targeted.
Source: BBC.co.uk
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All of these studies are very curious and can be talked about for a long time, but I think every device in the world is not 100 percent hacker-proof. Adopt the most basic security rules and stay out of the way of hackers
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All of these studies are very curious and can be talked about for a long time, but I think every device in the world is not 100 percent hacker-proof. Adopt the most basic security rules and stay out of the way of hackers
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