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0 pointsnickpsecurity10y ago0 comments

It was in the leak on mobile OS's. They not only found iPhone vulnerable but mocked their users.

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Could you be more specific? I've followed the NSA leaks with some interest, but not particularly closely, so I'd be really interested in seeing the actual presentation/document/whatever.

For reference I've googled every combination of "nsa apple mobile OS leak" I could think of and couldn't find a primary source.

nickpsecurityOP10y ago

I Googled "nsa leak iOS" and found the first one:

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/how-the-nsa-spies-...

Helps to type in just what you want and what will specifically have your answer. Mobile will give you garbage most of the time. Apple as well. A technical document will usually reference iOS. Also, you can use quotes to ensure something appears.

Interesting enough, me typing what you typed into Google still led to same leak and others showing potential backdoors. Hmmm.

Udo_Schmitz10y ago

If you are asked for a source it doesn't look great to begin your answer with: "I googled …" About the linked article: out of date (2013, mentions iOS 4.3.3). Very thin on actual information. 90% of article is about Blackberry but insinuates same risks for iOS. As a German I wouldn’t trust Der Spiegel anyway: when it come to IT issues my fellow countrymen are often fueled by longstanding anti-americanism and technophobia :/

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kevinnk10y ago

Sorry, maybe I should have been a little more specific. I was looking for a primary source that shows this part: "FBI talked about how they couldn't beat iPhones but NSA had them in the leaks & was parallel constructing to FBI." The link you posted only talks about "hacking" iPhones, but nothing about parallel construction. Additionally, it only talks about how the NSA is making use of the device's (local) backup. As far as I can tell that doesn't imply a hack of the iPhone itself.

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kevinnk10y ago

Could you be more specific? I've followed the NSA leaks with some interest, but not particularly closely, so I'd be really interested in seeing the actual presentation/document/whatever.

For reference I've googled every combination of "nsa apple mobile OS leak" I could think of and couldn't find a primary source.

nickpsecurityOP10y ago

I Googled "nsa leak iOS" and found the first one:

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/how-the-nsa-spies-...

Interesting enough, me typing what you typed into Google still led to same leak and others showing potential backdoors. Hmmm.

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