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I upgraded my mac (11.6) today but I think the hack is related to messenger app.
JR
JR
Hi John,
Not a worry for Apple mac users as far as we know .
The fact that iOS is vulnerable to Pegasus was well known for months .
Its probably no major concern to the ordinary dog in the street in any case .
The people who should be seriously concerned are the politicians , big business people and maybe criminals .
I know a handful of Iphone users and they would have sworn that Apple was by far the best and most secure system on the market , it may well have advantages ,but theres very little fool proof in this world.
Curious that on the coat tails of the Pegasus patch Apple showcased its new product line on the same day .
A recent political scandal here involving an ambasadorial apointment (Catherine Zappone) to the UN , where our minister for foreign affairs suspected his phone was hacked and he felt the need to delete text messages between himself and the Tainiste(second in command politically) relating to the matter . Problem is even if he did delete the texts they could very well have fallen into the wrong hands already , either way their still stored on the network .
This afternoon he faces a motion of no confidence against him tabled by Sinn Fein(Irish republicanism) . Its likely he will survive this vote today.
The many downsides of modern tech and social media are becoming abundently clear to everyone who uses it at this stage, the potential harm to the political and democratic process is only just starting to dawn on them , theres always been a lot of dirt collecting arm twisting ,blackmail and coersion in Irish politics , now instead of people creeping around your back yard with cameras and listening devices , the eavsdropper can be anywhere on the planet .
Not a worry for Apple mac users as far as we know .
The fact that iOS is vulnerable to Pegasus was well known for months .
Its probably no major concern to the ordinary dog in the street in any case .
The people who should be seriously concerned are the politicians , big business people and maybe criminals .
I know a handful of Iphone users and they would have sworn that Apple was by far the best and most secure system on the market , it may well have advantages ,but theres very little fool proof in this world.
Curious that on the coat tails of the Pegasus patch Apple showcased its new product line on the same day .
A recent political scandal here involving an ambasadorial apointment (Catherine Zappone) to the UN , where our minister for foreign affairs suspected his phone was hacked and he felt the need to delete text messages between himself and the Tainiste(second in command politically) relating to the matter . Problem is even if he did delete the texts they could very well have fallen into the wrong hands already , either way their still stored on the network .
This afternoon he faces a motion of no confidence against him tabled by Sinn Fein(Irish republicanism) . Its likely he will survive this vote today.
The many downsides of modern tech and social media are becoming abundently clear to everyone who uses it at this stage, the potential harm to the political and democratic process is only just starting to dawn on them , theres always been a lot of dirt collecting arm twisting ,blackmail and coersion in Irish politics , now instead of people creeping around your back yard with cameras and listening devices , the eavsdropper can be anywhere on the planet .
Anybody who has even a remote activity in politics should be very aware of what FSO is doing. They are able to penetrate any OS. So it's certainly not limited to iOS. And they seem to have no rules.
Jamal Kashoggi was murdered with the aid of Pegasus. Mexican druglords spy on their opponents with the aid of FSO. Etc.
It's not new, it has been going on for at least a decade. CitizenLab has been reporting about FSO's crimes for a long time:
https://citizenlab.ca/
FSO's team comprises several ex-NSA employees that were sent to Saudi-Arabia, to train the secret police over there before. Looks like Israel, the USA and the Saudis are still some of the strangest bedfellows...
Jamal Kashoggi was murdered with the aid of Pegasus. Mexican druglords spy on their opponents with the aid of FSO. Etc.
It's not new, it has been going on for at least a decade. CitizenLab has been reporting about FSO's crimes for a long time:
https://citizenlab.ca/
FSO's team comprises several ex-NSA employees that were sent to Saudi-Arabia, to train the secret police over there before. Looks like Israel, the USA and the Saudis are still some of the strangest bedfellows...
so far this morning two of my "friends" (cough) on facebook report having their messenger hacked.
JR
JR
