Apple patches huge security flaw

Stefan Mileschin · 15th September 2021, 08:05

Just before its big iPhone announcement

Red-faced Apple has had to issue an emergency patch for a security flaw days before it is about to make a new product announcement.

Normally Apple wants only good news around a product launch, after all what is the point of spending a fortune on a new iPhone knowing that all your data is going to a government that might cut your head off if it does not like what it reads? The problem might exist but fixing it can probably wait a few days, but this issue was one it could not ignore as a Saudi activist found himself being snooped on.

Security researchers determined that Israel-based NSO Group used a “feature” in Apple’s messaging software to “exploit and infect” the latest devices with spyware.

The bug, disclosed yesterday by Citizen Lab, allowed a hacker using NSO’s Pegasus malware to gain access to a device owned by an unnamed Saudi activist, according to security researchers. Apple said the flaw could be exploited if a user on a vulnerable device received a “maliciously crafted” PDF file.

https://fudzilla.com/news/mobile/535...-security-flaw

15th September 2021, 08:05	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 149,314	Apple patches huge security flaw Just before its big iPhone announcement Red-faced Apple has had to issue an emergency patch for a security flaw days before it is about to make a new product announcement. Normally Apple wants only good news around a product launch, after all what is the point of spending a fortune on a new iPhone knowing that all your data is going to a government that might cut your head off if it does not like what it reads? The problem might exist but fixing it can probably wait a few days, but this issue was one it could not ignore as a Saudi activist found himself being snooped on. Security researchers determined that Israel-based NSO Group used a “feature” in Apple’s messaging software to “exploit and infect” the latest devices with spyware. The bug, disclosed yesterday by Citizen Lab, allowed a hacker using NSO’s Pegasus malware to gain access to a device owned by an unnamed Saudi activist, according to security researchers. Apple said the flaw could be exploited if a user on a vulnerable device received a “maliciously crafted” PDF file. https://fudzilla.com/news/mobile/535...-security-flaw

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