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In January 2020 the United Nations called for an investigation into the hacking of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ phone.

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The capabilities of Pegasus software first came to light in May 2019 when the Financial Times revealed the spyware could infiltrate end-to-end encryption protected messaging app WhatsApp.įacebook-owned WhatsApp has sued NSO Group over this. The iPhone security threat comes as the tech giant is expected to unveil new iPhones and other devices at its “California Streaming” event today. But GlobalData thematic analysts previously noted that the NSO spyware “ damages Apple’s security credentials”.Īpple is ranked sixth out of 44 companies for application software security by GlobalData’s thematic scorecard. Historically, Apple devices have been considered more secure than Android, in part due to its closed system that means software can only be installed via its App Store. He added: “Follow Apple’s instructions if you think you are infected and consult your IT department.” Sam Curry, chief security officer at Cybereason, said the Apple vulnerability “shouldn’t be a cause for panic” and to stay calm and download the latest software update. Jake Moore, cybersecurity specialist at ESET, said: “These rare but powerful hacks can be extremely intrusive and those targeted will be left with little they can do to stop them.” “Attacks like the ones described are highly sophisticated, cost millions of dollars to develop, often have a short shelf life, and are used to target specific individuals,” said Ivan Krstić, head of Apple security engineering and architecture, in a statement. While the vulnerability could provide an attacker with a dangerous level of access, security experts and Apple highlighted it was unlikely to pose a threat to most of the world’s billion iPhone owners due to the complexity and cost required. “We suspect that NSO Group developed FORCEDENTRY, which circumvents BlastDoor, in response to this mitigation,” said Citizen Lab.

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Another, called KISMET and targeting iMessage, was blocked in a previous Apple security update called BlastDoor. Previous zero-click exploits linked to NSO Group have targeted WhatsApp.

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It is holding back a more technical explanation of the Apple vulnerability to give users time to install the emergency security update.īut it has offered this: “The exploit works by exploiting an integer overflow vulnerability in Apple’s image rendering library (CoreGraphics).” In a blog post explaining its findings, Citizen Lab said the exploit “targets Apple’s image rendering library”. The watchdog has been monitoring NSO Group for some years, but said this is the first time it was able to capture a specific exploit and find out how it works. “NSO Group will continue to provide intelligence and law enforcement agencies around the world with life-saving technologies to fight terror and crime,” the company said.Ĭitizen Lab said it discovered the iMessage exploit while analysing the phone of a Saudi activist. But in a statement to Reuters, NSO Group did not confirm or deny it was behind the Apple exploit.

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