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Russia says U.S. accessed thousands of Apple phones in spy plot
- campuscodi 3y agoNon-paywall: https://archive.ph/BrXyi https://archive.ph/BrXyi Or read the FSB press release: http://www.fsb.ru/fsb/press/message/single.htm%21id%3D10439739%40fsbMessage.html http://www.fsb.ru/fsb/press/message/single.htm%21id%3D104397...
- jruohonen 3y agoSo this claim probably goes somewhere near the category of known unknowns.
- monopolyofpain 3y ago[flagged]
- vlovich123 3y agoI wonder if this is Russia’s attempt to retaliate against the NSA describing FSB’s Snake malware. One notable difference is that the NSA described in a lot of detail exactly why it’s attributed to Russia and the technical details of the malware and how to protect yourself. https://www.nsa.gov/Press-Room/Press-Releases-Statements/Press-Release-View/Article/3389044/us-agencies-and-allies-partner-to-identify-russian-snake-malware-infrastructure/ https://www.nsa.gov/Press-Room/Press-Releases-Statements/Pre... https://media.defense.gov/2023/May/09/2003218554/-1/-1/0/JOINT_CSA_HUNTING_RU_INTEL_SNAKE_MALWARE_20230509.PDF https://media.defense.gov/2023/May/09/2003218554/-1/-1/0/JOI...
- sneak 3y agoThere is precedent for Apple actively helping US spies: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/08/apple-helped-us-government-build-a-secret-ipod-former-engineer-says/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/08/apple... https://tidbits.com/2020/08/17/the-case-of-the-top-secret-ipod/ https://tidbits.com/2020/08/17/the-case-of-the-top-secret-ip...
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- skygazer 3y agoSummary: Apple apparently helped Bechtel (a nuclear security contractor contracted to USG) build a one-off spy device out of an iPod in 2005 -- Bechtel provided hardware mod, Apple provided technical support for developers adding a buried menu item to iPod software to enable/disable the device, suggested to possibly be a Geiger counter and also advised where the data might be inconspicuously stored on the hdd.
- hulitu 3y ago> Bechtel (a nuclear security contractor contracted to USG) It is funny how this company makes everything, from highways to nuclear reactors.
- hulitu 3y agoAh, Bechtel, the company which comes in every newly aquired American colony to suck the victim's government money.
- skzv 3y agoKaspersky reported a targeted attack on iPhones of their senior management today as well [0] [0] https://usa.kaspersky.com/blog/triangulation-attack-on-ios/28444/ https://usa.kaspersky.com/blog/triangulation-attack-on-ios/2...