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4-year campaign backdoored iPhones using possibly the most advanced exploit ever (arstechnica.com)
submitted 11 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] psud@lemmy.world 27 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It isn't persistent over a reboot, but the tested devices received new corrupted iMessages immediately after reboot

[–] GlitzyArmrest@lemmy.world 26 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Persistent in APT isn't referring to the malware itself, but rather the threat actor. I meant that this seems like a textbook APT actor.

[–] elias_griffin@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You know what else was also super sophisticated, chained, and confident enough in it's APT to not be persistent across reboots? DOUBLEPULSAR.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca -1 points 11 months ago

it’s

You sure?