An iOS vulnerability may have been exploited to spy on Uyghur populationThat's according to a damning report from Volexity.
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An iOS exploit might have been used to spy on China's Uyghur population.
That's according to a report from security company Volexity.
It uses an exploit to target a WebKit vulnerability previously thought patched, to implant malicious software on a device.
A report from cybersecurity company Volexity claims an iOS exploit may have been used to target China's Uyghur population with malicious spying software.
According to the report, a series of attacks against Uyghurs were uncovered dating back to September 2019 from "multiple Chinese APT actors", one of which Volexity calls 'Evil Eye.' That involved launching an exploit to install malware on Android Phones and iOS devices. It was spotted by Volexity, addressed by Google, and then went quiet. Volexity now says that a new strand of attack has emerged:
This largely remained the case until early January 2020, when Volexity observed a series of new activi...
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An iOS vulnerability may have been exploited to spy on Uyghur population
