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Security researchers at Google said they found malicious websites that served iPhone exploits for almost three years.
"There was no target discrimination; simply visiting the hacked site was enough for the exploit server to attack your device, and if it was successful, install a monitoring implant," said Ian Beer, a member of Google Project Zero, Google's elite security team.
The exploits also didn't require any user interaction to trigger. Google said the first website to host any of the exploits went live on September 13, 2016. The websites appeared to have been hacked, and the exploits planted by a third-party, rather than the site owner.
"We estimate that these sites receive thousands of visitors per week," Beer said.
Learn more / En savoir plus / Mehr erfahren:
https://www.scoop.it/topic/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security
https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2019/08/a-very-deep-dive-into-ios-exploit.html
Security researchers at Google said they found malicious websites that served iPhone exploits for almost three years.
"There was no target discrimination; simply visiting the hacked site was enough for the exploit server to attack your device, and if it was successful, install a monitoring implant," said Ian Beer, a member of Google Project Zero, Google's elite security team.
The exploits also didn't require any user interaction to trigger. Google said the first website to host any of the exploits went live on September 13, 2016. The websites appeared to have been hacked, and the exploits planted by a third-party, rather than the site owner.
"We estimate that these sites receive thousands of visitors per week," Beer said.
Learn more / En savoir plus / Mehr erfahren:
https://www.scoop.it/topic/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security
https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2019/08/a-very-deep-dive-into-ios-exploit.html