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@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 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

@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 1 year ago
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"Triangulation" infected dozens of iPhones belonging to employees of Moscow-based Kaspersky.
  • Kairos
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    -8•1 year ago

    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??

    • @[email protected]
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      15•1 year ago

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

      • @[email protected]
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        8•1 year ago

        What if the pigeon has a gun?

        • @[email protected]
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          5•1 year ago

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

        • @[email protected]
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          2•1 year ago

          You are thinking of exploding penguins.

        • @[email protected]
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          2•1 year ago

          iGun patch incoming

      • @[email protected]
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        Not if you wirte the message using invisible ink.

        • lad
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          1•1 year ago

          Not if you never write the message, more like

      • @[email protected]
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        I wouldn’t trust a service whose source code is not accessible though.

        • @[email protected]
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          We may not have carrier pigeon DNA readily available, but it is certainly accessible!

    • @[email protected]
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      4•1 year ago

      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.

      • that guy
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        1•1 year ago

        Not necessarily, five eyes share intelligence responsibilities

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