If you have an Apple computer, watch or smartphone, you’ve probably already received a notification that an operating system update needs to be installed.
and yes you really should Update your device.
Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky has been on the scene for only a few weeks. open We discovered that someone was exploiting a zero-day flaw in iOS to sneak spyware onto the iPhones of middle and senior executives.
Kaspersky called the attack. “Operation Triangulation”We explained how malware infects a device via a zero-click exploit in iMessage.
Now Apple has released a patch for: iOS, Mac OS and watchOS.
A previously unknown zero-click remote jailbreak exploit for iOS doesn’t come cheap. Anyone distributing this for Kaspersky must have significant technical resources or a significant budget to purchase details of exploitable flaws.
The obvious question is who is behind a sophisticated spyware attack on Russian security firm Kaspersky.
I leave that question for you to ponder, gentle reader…
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