Kaspersky Blog: “Triangulation” Attack on iOS

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The same day from FSB:

https://www-fsb-ru.translate.goog/fsb/press/message/single.h...

Well, shit. Depending on how many Russian soldiers have iPhones, could amount to a major loss of intel for Ukraine.

I am pretty sure the US has multiple avenues for intelligence regarding Russian troop movements and probably doesn't rely a lot on compromising individual soldiers phones.

> Apple’s monopoly of research tools – making it a perfect haven for spyware. In other words, as I’ve often said, users are given the illusion of security associated with the complete opacity of the system. What actually happens in iOS is unknown to cybersecurity experts, and the absence of news about attacks in no way indicates their being impossible – as we’ve just seen.

Wonder how much better the situation is on Android? Last I heard, open source was months behind versions on up-to-date devices.

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