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Yes, there was a malicious compiler system for Apple iOS that was released in China a few years back and subverted a large number of mobile applications, includ
by dwheeler 7y ago
Yes, there was a malicious compiler system for Apple iOS that was released in China a few years back and subverted a large number of mobile applications, including apps used in the US and Europe. There was also a subverted Delphi compiler a number of years back, though I don't think the subversion was dangerous it was more like a test case. And of course, Ken Thompson demonstrated the attack in the 1980s. There may be others, but I remember those offhand.
- philsnow 7y agoIIRC this was feasible because people in China are behind the GFW which throttles/blocks the mac app store, so most people download from in-country caches, which circumvents a lot / all of the app signing that Apple uses.