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"Mercenary spyware attacks, such as those using Pegasus from the NSO Group, are exceptionally rare and vastly more sophisticated than regular cybercriminal acti
by _the_inflator 3y ago
"Mercenary spyware attacks, such as those using Pegasus from the NSO Group, are exceptionally rare and vastly more sophisticated than regular cybercriminal activity or consumer malware"
So, maybe even provoking an Apple warning to those targets could also be part of a sophisticated operation.
These targets react or have to react in a certain way. Instigate to lure people out of hiding and entice them to react, even if only to observe their behavior.
What do these targeted people do then? Switching phones? Accessing certain digital services, warning their network via conventional lines?
From an observer's perspective, this is pretty thrilling.
- resource_waste 3y ago>What do these targeted people do then? Switching phones? When you can get a $130 Motorola that has better security... Yes. Since the 2018 iphone crack by the FBI, I am shocked anyone uses their iphone for secrets.
- dieortin 3y agoI doubt a 6 year old phone with outdated OS will be more secure than an up to date iPhone
- resource_waste 3y agoWhy are you comparing 6 year old phones?
- FabHK 3y agoThe 2018 crack that one can foil by picking a decent passphrase instead of a 4-digit number?
- itscodingtime 3y agoIs there a modern smartphone or cellphone the fbi, cia, nsa any nation state can not hack ? I can guarantee you the fbi can also hack a $130 motorolla.
- dylan604 3y agoNothing is un-hackable if you know how to properly use a $5 wrench.
- lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 3y agoIf it required the wrench, it was at least un-hackable enough. Part of the reason for remote hacking is to avoid alerting the hacked party to what's going on, which is obviously failed by the time you're hitting them with a wrench.
- dylan604 3y agoAt the end of the day, you want the data. Sure, it's much more convenient to get the data from a device, but if you had to get it somewhere else, the data is obtainable.
- fsflover 3y agoLibrem 5, when all hardware kill switches are in position "off".
- jstarfish 3y ago[dead]
- quitit 3y agoApple advise whom to contact on their website for guidance, but they are of course not alone in dispensing this and similar advice. Apple: "If you have received an Apple threat notification We strongly suggest you enlist expert help, such as the rapid-response emergency security assistance provided by the Digital Security Helpline at the nonprofit Access Now. Apple threat notification recipients can contact the Digital Security Helpline 24 hours a day, seven days a week through their website. Outside organizations do not have any information about what caused Apple to send a threat notification, but they can assist targeted users with tailored security advice." https://support.apple.com/en-lamr/102174 https://support.apple.com/en-lamr/102174 Amnesty International: "The Access Now Helpline and other Security Lab civil society partners are also equipped to support individuals who have received these Apple notifications." https://securitylab.amnesty.org/latest/2024/04/apple-threat-notifications-what-they-mean-and-what-you-can-do/ https://securitylab.amnesty.org/latest/2024/04/apple-threat-...