The company has previously acknowledged similarly serious flaws and, in what Strafach estimated to be perhaps a dozen occasions, has noted that it was aware of reports that such security holes had been exploited. Security researcher Will Strafach said he had seen no technical analysis of the vulnerabilities that Apple has just patched. Its spyware is known to have been used in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America against journalists, dissidents and human rights activists. NSO Group has been blacklisted by the U.S. In all cases, it cited an anonymous researcher.Ĭommercial spyware companies such as Israel's NSO Group are known for identifying and taking advantage of such flaws, exploiting them in malware that surreptitiously infects targets' smartphones, siphons their contents and surveils the targets in real time. The flaw also affects some iPod models.Īpple did not say in the reports how, where or by whom the vulnerabilities were discovered.
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Security experts have advised users to update affected devices - the iPhone6S and later models several models of the iPad, including the 5th generation and later, all iPad Pro models and the iPad Air 2 and Mac computers running MacOS Monterey. The vote came moments after Apple executive Mike Foulkes announced Apple will invest another 1 billion in expanding its data center at the Reno Technology Park in the Truckee River canyon east of. That would allow intruders to impersonate the device's owner and subsequently run any software in their name, said Rachel Tobac, CEO of SocialProof Security.
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple disclosed serious security vulnerabilities for iPhones, iPads and Macs that could potentially allow attackers to take complete control of these devices.Īpple released two security reports about the issue on Wednesday, although they didn't receive wide attention outside of tech publications.Īpple's explanation of the vulnerability means a hacker could get "full admin access" to the device.
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