Apple’s operating system updates on Thursday patched an exploit chain capable of compromising iOS 16.6 devices with the Pegasus spyware without any interaction from the victim.The exploit was discovered on an iPhone owned by an individual employed by a Washington DC-based civil society organization. The exploit was used to deliver NSO Group’s Pegasus mercenary spyware.Toronto’s Citizen Lab states that the exploit involves PassKit containing “malicious images sent from an attacker iMessage account to the victim.” Read more…
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