September 13, 2021 09:19 pm GMT
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2021/09/13/apple-issued-an-emergency-update-for-malware-that-can-turn-on-mic-and-camera-without-the-user-clicking-anything.html
Apple issued an emergency update for malware that can turn on mic and camera without the user clicking anything
This afternoon, Apple issued an emergency software update to prevent a spyware program from infecting any user's iPhone, Apple Watch or Mac computer"without so much as a click," as reported by The New York Times.
— Read the restUsing the zero-click infection method, Pegasus can turn on a user's camera and microphone, record messages, texts, emails, calls even those sent via encrypted messaging and phone apps like Signal and send them back to NSO's clients at governments around the world.
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2021/09/13/apple-issued-an-emergency-update-for-malware-that-can-turn-on-mic-and-camera-without-the-user-clicking-anything.html
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