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You are here: Home / Tech / Apple / Google Exposes 14 Long-Hidden Exploits in iOS

Google Exposes 14 Long-Hidden Exploits in iOS

August 30, 2019 by Paul Spoerry Leave a Comment

According to one blog post, the 14 vulnerabilities were a part of five unique iPhone exploit chains that covered almost every version of Apple’s mobile operating system from iOS 10 to the latest version of iOS 12, indicating that the hackers were working hard to exploit the security flaws.

Half of the iPhone vulnerabilities were discovered in Apple’s Safari browser, five in the kernel, and hackers also used two separate sandbox escapes to access data outside the permissions of an app or a process.

The attack had such deep access to iPhone systems that hackers could even read or eavesdrop the messages of victims on encrypted communications services like WhatsApp, iMessage, and ProtonMail.

“There was no target discrimination,” Ian Beer, a Google hacker and member of the company’s Project Zero team, wrote in a blog. “Simply visiting the hacked site was enough for the exploit server to attack your device, and if it was successful, install a monitoring implant.”

There’s also a chance that the attackers have acquired access tokens from the Apple victims, which they could use to log into social media and communications accounts.

You can read the in-depth posts on Google’s Project Zero blog.

Filed Under: Apple, Hacking, Tech

About Paul Spoerry

I’m a groovy cat who’s into technology, Eastern Thought, and house music. I’m a proud and dedicated father to the coolest little guy on the planet (seriously, I'm NOT biased). I’m fascinated by ninjas, the Internet, and anybody who can balance objects on their nose for long periods of time.

I have a utility belt full of programming languages and a database of all my knowledge on databases... I practice code fu. Oh, I've also done actual Kung Fu, and have a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

I run. I meditate. I dance. I blog at PaulSpoerry.com, tweet @PaulSpoerry, and I'm here on Google+.

I'm currently work for IBM developing web enabled insurance applications for IBM and support and develop a non-profit called The LittleBigFund.

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