Apple alerts users in 92 nations to mercenary spyware attacks

Re:Apple alerts users in 92 nations to mercenary spyware att... by resource_waste on Thursday April 11, 2024 @01:16PM (#40004516)

>What do these targeted people do then? Switching phones?

When you can get a $130 Motorola that has better security... Yes.

Since the 2018 iphone crack by the FBI, I am shocked anyone uses their iphone for secrets.

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Re:Apple alerts users in 92 nations to mercenary spyware att... by FabHK on Thursday April 11, 2024 @02:18PM (#40005140)

The 2018 crack that one can foil by picking a decent passphrase instead of a 4-digit number?

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Re:Apple alerts users in 92 nations to mercenary spyware att... by dieortin on Thursday April 11, 2024 @01:48PM (#40004846)

I doubt a 6 year old phone with outdated OS will be more secure than an up to date iPhone

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Re:Apple alerts users in 92 nations to mercenary spyware att... by resource_waste on Thursday April 11, 2024 @03:26PM (#40005850)

Why are you comparing 6 year old phones?

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Re:Apple alerts users in 92 nations to mercenary spyware att... by itscodingtime on Thursday April 11, 2024 @02:20PM (#40005168)

Is there a modern smartphone or cellphone the fbi, cia, nsa any nation state can not hack ?

I can guarantee you the fbi can also hack a $130 motorolla.

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Re:Apple alerts users in 92 nations to mercenary spyware att... by dylan604 on Thursday April 11, 2024 @03:00PM (#40005588)

Nothing is un-hackable if you know how to properly use a $5 wrench.

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Re:Apple alerts users in 92 nations to mercenary spyware att... by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF on Thursday April 11, 2024 @03:22PM (#40005816)

If it required the wrench, it was at least un-hackable enough. Part of the reason for remote hacking is to avoid alerting the hacked party to what's going on, which is obviously failed by the time you're hitting them with a wrench.

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Re:Apple alerts users in 92 nations to mercenary spyware att... by dylan604 on Thursday April 11, 2024 @03:36PM (#40005950)

At the end of the day, you want the data. Sure, it's much more convenient to get the data from a device, but if you had to get it somewhere else, the data is obtainable.

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Re:Apple alerts users in 92 nations to mercenary spyware att... by fsflover on Friday April 12, 2024 @04:34AM (#40010519)

Librem 5, when all hardware kill switches are in position "off".

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