{"id":1819,"date":"2023-09-08T12:34:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T12:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/security-alert-for-iphone-users-daily-times\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T12:34:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T12:34:04","slug":"security-alert-for-iphone-users-daily-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/security-alert-for-iphone-users-daily-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Security alert for iphone users – Daily Times"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Canadian digital watchdog warned Apple users on Thursday after discovering spyware linked to the Israeli company NSO<\/a> that exploits a recently discovered device vulnerability.<\/p>\n

According to a statement issued by the organization, Citizen Lab discovered that a member of a civil society organization with headquarters in Washington had their Apple device infected with NSO\u2019s Pegasus spyware through this flaw. The organization urges users to remain careful.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis shows that civil society is once again serving as the early warning system about really sophisticated attacks,\u201d said John Scott-Railton, senior researcher at Citizen Lab, based at the University of Toronto\u2019s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.<\/p>\n

However, Citizen Lab stopped short of identifying the entity or the affected person.<\/p>\n

The digital watchdog claims that the flaw makes it possible to compromise iPhone devices running the most recent version of iOS (16.6) without the victim\u2019s knowledge.<\/p>\n

After looking into the issues raised by Citizen Lab, Apple changed its products, but a spokesman for the tech giant declined to comment further.<\/p>\n

Citizen Lab, however, suggested that users update their gadgets.<\/p>\n

Al-Arabiya reported that an NSO representative also said there were no immediate comments regarding the Citizen Lab findings.<\/p>\n

The US government has blacklisted the Israeli company since 2021 following the alleged abuses, including the surveillance of journalists and government officials as a precautionary measure.<\/p>\n

Following the alleged violations, which included the precautionary surveillance of journalists and government officials, the US government blacklisted the Israeli company in 2021.<\/p>\n

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