Apple will be able to update iPhones while they’re still in the box, report claims::No more updating right after you unpack your iPhone.

  • forkfornication@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Are you aware of Pegasus? 0 interaction required. The hackers just need your phone number and for your phone to receive a text. They can then go and remove the payload text since they have full access to your phone leaving you with zero trace of being infected.

    This is obviously not a worry for the average person but to say iOS and Android do not have a meaningful malware concern is just false.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_(spyware)

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      1 year ago

      This is how Kashoghi was spied on by the Saudis and eventually murdered.

      They turned his phone into a spy device.

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      1 year ago

      As long as you aren’t a journalist, that’s not really a problem.

      In most cases…