This Thursday, two European journalists announced that they had been victims of very sophisticated hacking on their iPhone via spy software developed by the Paragon company. The concern was precisely in part “Attenuated by the iOS 18.3.1 update”published on February 10.
That said, the correction was not previously mentioned. But recently, the apple brand has added precision, reports Techcrunch :: “A logic problem existed when processing a photo or a malicious video shared via an iCloud link. Apple is aware of a report indicating that this problem could have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against targeted individuals “.
The danger of spyware
As a reminder, the existence of this spy software was revealed last January, after 90 WhatsApp users, including journalists and human rights activists, were informed that they had been targeted by the Spyware Graphite, developed by Paragon.
Then, at the end of April, iPhone users residing in a hundred countries received an Apple notification which warned them that they had been targeted by a “mercenary spy software”. We are currently ignoring if these customers have been victims of this malware or another.
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Be that as it may, the rise of malware like those developed by Paragon illustrates the disturbing evolution of threats weighing on smartphones. From now on, the attacks are more sophisticated, and exploit invisible flaws and “Zero-Click” techniques which do not require any user action. Even the iPhone, long considered to be digital fortresses, find themselves vulnerable to these offensives.
The consequences are heavy: theft of sensitive data, remote monitoring, access to messages, location and even camera. Individuals and companies must therefore redouble vigilance in the face of these new risks, but it is comforting to see that the Cupertino firm takes them seriously.
By: keleops ag
