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this post was submitted on 27 Dec 2023
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What the other dude said, but the level of sophistication was miles beyond what you typically see from even nation states. The takeaway is you cannot defend yourself from a nation that wants your information.
Well, it certainly helps when that nation gets to build hardware backdoors into the stuff you buy.
Iirc lockdown mode would prevent this exploit from working
Lockdown mode was released by Apple after these devices had already been infected for 3+ years, and was a response to evidence that iMessage preview functionality was already actively being exploited to spy on people.