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BeauHD @ Slashdot 1 place · today 22:00 EDT

A Possible US Government iPhone-Hacking Toolkit Is Now In the Hands of Foreign Spies, Criminals

Security researchers say a highly sophisticated iPhone exploitation toolkit dubbed "Coruna," which possibly originated from a U.S. government contractor, has spread from suspected Russian espionage operations to crypto-stealing criminal campaigns. Apple has patched the exploited vulnerabilities in newer iOS versions, but tens of thousands of devices may have already been compromised. An anonymous reader quotes an excerpt from Wired's report: Security researchers at Google on Tuesday released a report descri

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