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Re:Apple alerts exploit developer that his iPhone was target... by tptacek on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @01:08PM (#45658335)
For at least 2 decades now exploit developers have been rather infamously prime targets for spyware, so whoever wrote this piece isn't read in at all to the industry.
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Re:Apple alerts exploit developer that his iPhone was target... by jsonBorn on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @03:06PM (#45660187)
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Re:Apple alerts exploit developer that his iPhone was target... by ghostly_s on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @02:22PM (#45659558)
Oddly it seems to echo the feelings of the spyware developer in question.
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Re:Apple alerts exploit developer that his iPhone was target... by tptacek on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @03:04PM (#45660154)
I agree that developer, as quoted, has an odd vibe.
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