Hackers used zerodays to infect Windows, iOS, and Android users
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#2Why is "expert" in quotes? Aren't 11 zerodays impressive?
Re: Hackers used zerodays to infect Windows, iOS, and Android users
#3Why is "expert" in quotes? Aren't 11 zerodays impressive?
It's in quotes because it's a quote from Maddie Stone as opposed to a judgement made by the author.
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#4Why is "expert" in quotes? Aren't 11 zerodays impressive?
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#5Why is "expert" in quotes? Aren't 11 zerodays impressive?
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#6Why is "expert" in quotes? Aren't 11 zerodays impressive?
It looks like the chain here was 'visit some site via browser' -> 'kernel exploit' on ios, windows and android.
I'd call whoever is responsible for such a valuable amount of 0days expert/nation state level for sure.
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#7If a PC is infected I can (and should) reinstall everything from scratch. That should remove the malware, barring some super resistant malware that hides in the BIOS or something like that.
What do you do on an iOS device? Does a full device reset reinstall the OS, or does it simply remove all user settings?
I feel like the locked down nature of iOS makes it harder to attack, but if an attack goes thru it would also make it harder to clean up the attack?
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#8Maybe a better link: https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2021/03/in-wild-serie...
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#9It seems that a watering hole attack by definition targets users of a particular organization, but articles on this event make no mention of which organizations would that be, sounding like it affects general public. Wondering who should be worried.
Related: can community recommend some forums, periodic publications or other sources that aggregate information security news?
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#10The scare quotes in the title read as sarcasm but they clearly didn’t intend them as such. An odd choice as I almost overlooked the article assuming it was a tale of some failed hackers.