Google uncovers collection of malicious sites that secretly hacked iPhonesGoogle says the hacked websites received thousands of visitors per week.
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Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) found a number of malicious websites that were being used to attack iPhones.
The malicious websites were reportedly targeting iPhone users for a period of at least two years.
iOS vulnerabilities that were being exploited by hackers were patched after Google reported its findings to Apple.
The Project Zero team at Google has announced that it discovered a small collection of hacked websites that were being used to attack iPhones. According to the Project Zero team, merely visiting these hacked websites was enough for the exploit servers to attack the visitor's iPhone.
Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) collected a total of five unique iPhone exploit chains, which covered every version from iOS 10 up to the latest iOS 12 version. Once the attackers gained access to a device and a monitoring implant was installed, they could access sensitive informati...
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Google uncovers collection of malicious sites that secretly hacked iPhones
