US Accused of Hacking Apple Devices to Spy on Russian Diplomats

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US Accused of Hacking Apple Devices to Spy on Russian Diplomats
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Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has accused the US of hacking "thousands of Apple phones" to spy on Russian diplomats, using previously unknown malware to target iOS devices. Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky also issued a report on iOS malware from an unknown source. The FSB said that in addition to impacting domestic users, the malware also targeted foreign numbers and wireless subscribers who use SIM cards registered with diplomatic missions and embassies in Russia. The list included countries from the NATO bloc, the post-Soviet region, as well as Israel, Syria and China.

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