The Russian security agency is now going as far to accuse Apple of close cooperation with US intelligence operations. “In addition to domestic subscribers, cases of infection have been detected in foreign numbers and subscribers using SIM cards registered to diplomatic missions and embassies in Russia, including NATO countries, post-Soviet countries, as well as Israel, South Africa, and China.” “It has been determined that several thousand devices of this brand have been infected,” the FSB said. Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) announced it uncovered “a reconnaissance operation by American intelligence services carried out using Apple mobile devices.” Kaspersky refrained from tying the spyware to any group, but the Kremlin was quick to cast blame. The coming days will bring more clarity and further details on the worldwide proliferation of the spyware.” “Important: The activity observed in Operation Triangulation does not overlap with already known iOS campaigns, such as Pegasus, Predator, or Reign,” the CEO said, alluding to infamous spyware strains from Israeli spyware dealers such as NSO Group, Intellexa, and QuaDream.Ĭuriously, Kaspersky also noted: “We are quite confident that Kaspersky was not the main target of this cyberattack. Kaspersky says its investigation into the incident is ongoing, but the Moscow-based company points out the spyware appears to be new. However, there’s still a lot we don't know about the spyware, which has been dubbed Operation Triangulation. This code execution can trigger an iPhone to download additional components to secretly hijack the device, enabling the spyware’s creator to initiate microphone recordings, loots photos, and pilfer other data. “Without any user interaction, the message triggers a vulnerability that leads to code execution,” the company warned in a report.
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