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Kaspersky/Securelist researchers detail zero-click iPhone exploit involving four distinct zero-day vulnerabilities, including undocumented hardware features in iPhone chips(securelist.com)

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specseaweed@lemmy.world
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What the other dude said, but the level of sophistication was miles beyond what you typically see from even nation states. The takeaway is you cannot defend yourself from a nation that wants your information.

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darth_helmet@sh.itjust.works
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Well, it certainly helps when that nation gets to build hardware backdoors into the stuff you buy.

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Nix@merv.news
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Iirc lockdown mode would prevent this exploit from working

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GamingChairModel@lemmy.worldOP
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Lockdown mode was released by Apple after these devices had already been infected for 3+ years, and was a response to evidence that iMessage preview functionality was already actively being exploited to spy on people.

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