Article 1RN21 Apple issues global iOS update after attempt to use spyware on activist's iPhone

Apple issues global iOS update after attempt to use spyware on activist's iPhone

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Dan Tynan and agencies
from Technology | The Guardian on (#1RN21)

The spyware took advantage of three previously undisclosed weaknesses in Apple's iPhone to take complete control of the device with the tap of a finger

A botched attempt to break into the iPhone of an Arab activist using hitherto unknown espionage software has triggered a global upgrade of Apple's mobile operating system, security researchers said on Thursday.

The spyware took advantage of three previously undisclosed weaknesses in Apple's iPhone to take complete control of the devices.

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