How a government targeted Ahmed Mansoor, an activist in the UAE, with three zero-day exploits meant to infect his iPhone with sophisticated commercial spyware
Saturday, August 27, 2016 Ewan Spence / Forbes : Apple Loop: iPhone 7 Launch On September 9th ‘Confirmed’, Dangerous iOS Flaws, New iPhone 7 Images Paul Szoldra / Business Insider : Inside ‘Pegasus,’ the impossible-to-detect software that hacks your iPhone Bill Roberson / Digital Trends : iPhone hack attack prompts Apple to release emergency update Hubert Nguyen / Ubergizmo : iPhone Security Update Plugs Vulnerability That Could Allow Full Phone Access Russell Brandom / The Verge : Why can't Apple spend its way out of security vulnerabilities? Michael Collett / ABC : Apple security fix: This is why you should update your iPhone Elizabeth Weise / USA Today : Spyware firm tied to iPhone hack has U.S. ties James Titcomb / Telegraph : iPhone spying scare: What you need to know about Apple's critical security update Joel Hruska / ExtremeTech : Apple patches critical security flaws used to steal encrypted data Philip Elmer-DeWitt : It reads like a cyberpunk novel Iyaz Akhtar / CNET : iOS 9.3.5 patches up big holes Geoffrey King / Committee to Protect Journalists : Apple vulnerability is surprising, but journalists should stick with iPhones Laura Wagner / Slate : Update Your iPhone Right Now Daniel Starkey / Geek.com : iPhone security flaw discovered, used by cyber weapons dealer Eric Lieberman / The Daily Caller : If You Have An iPhone, You Should Probably Update It ASAP Jacob Siegal / BGR : Apple releases iOS 9.3.5 to fix a major iPhone and iPad security flaw SecurityWeek : Apple Issues Emergency Fix for iOS Zero-Days: What You Need to Know Mark Wilson / BetaNews : Serious security vulnerability that left iPhones open to hackers is patched in iOS 9.3.5 Associated Press : Apple boosts iPhone security after Mideast spyware discovery Carly Page / Inquirer : Apple patches three zero-day exploits following ‘sophisticated’ spyware threat Gordon Hunt / Silicon Republic : Spyware attack forces Apple's hand, iOS patch rushed out JC Torres / SlashGear : iOS 9.3.5 quickly released to block Pegasus spyware Zeljka Zorz / Help Net Security : Apple plugs three actively exploited iOS zero-days Paul Ducklin / Naked Security : Apple iOS users, update now - zero-day attack seen in the wild Shawn Knight / TechSpot : Rare iOS spyware caught in the wild exploiting three zero-day flaws Chris Bing / FedScoop : Uncovered sophisticated spyware forces an iOS update Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch : Exploits patched by Apple today hint at years of surreptitious government hacks Mahit Huilgol / Technology Personalized : Dangerous iPhone Zero-Day Exploit Used by Government Hackers Now Patched by Apple BBC : Apple tackles iPhone one-tap spyware flaws Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE : Apple releases security patch after exploit discovered that could take over iOS devices Catalin Cimpanu / Softpedia News : Spyware Sold to Governments Behind Recent iOS Zero-Days Sean Michael Kerner / eWeek : Apple Rushes Out Patch for New iOS Zero-Day Flaws Michael Kan / Network World : Apple patches iOS security flaws found in spyware targeting activist Robert Graham / Errata Security : Notes on the Apple/NSO Trident 0days Kaveh Waddell / The Atlantic : Update Your iPhone Now — The software update that Apple …