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>Three former operatives said they understood Karma to rely, at least in part, on a flaw in Apple’s messaging system, iMessage. They said the flaw allowed for the implantation of malware on the phone through iMessage, even if the phone’s owner didn’t use the iMessage program, enabling the hackers to establish a connection with the device. To initiate the compromise, Karma needed only to send the target a text message — the hack then required no action on the part of the recipient.

Has anyone here heard about or is familiar with this malware?



I wonder if this is https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jul/22/stagefrig... again, the article mentions 2016.


Seems like a likely candidate.


This is kind of old. Flaws like this are in use since ever.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8177755.stm




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