WhatsApp vulnerability left iOS open to spyware attack

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  • Reply 21 of 23
    avon b7avon b7 Posts: 7,703member
    avon b7 said:
    Bahaha — so much for the argument on another story that Apple “lost” the secure chat platform space, because WhatsApp is more popular and cross-platform than iMessage. Oops. So much winning when you put your privacy into Facecrook’s hands, lol.
    Did you read the article?
    I did. Did you? Yes, the patches have been put in place. But the security exposure was there. So much for the sentiment that "Apple lost this space" on the other discussion, where a couple chaps were touting encryption and what not on WA. What good is all that if it's still going to act as a trojan horse? 

    Apple is still winning the space with iMessage, IMO. Now get to work on those goalposts!
    That other thread was on IM, not VoIP. No patches were required for the IM element because the problem was not IM related!

    In any case, the 'Apple lost it' hasn't changed. The default IM app for 80% of the world's smartphone users is not Messages.

    And once again, from the article:

    "Apple has in the past attempted to patchflaws in iOS and macOS leveraged by Pegasus, but NSO continues to uncover and exploit zero-day vulnerabilities in iOS to keep its product functional."
    KITA
  • Reply 22 of 23
    fastasleepfastasleep Posts: 6,420member

    Johan42 said:
    Bahaha — so much for the argument on another story that Apple “lost” the secure chat platform space, because WhatsApp is more popular and cross-platform than iMessage. Oops. So much winning when you put your privacy into Facecrook’s hands, lol.
    You sound so full of hate. Yuck.

    Anyways, to those talking shit about this app and praising Apple...Apple has had their share of massive vulnerabilities in the past. Go be hypocrites somewhere else.
    Nope, just recognize shit when I see it. And when it comes to Facebook properties, that's about all they all -- shit. Like I said, the fellow who just the other day here bragged that WhatsApp had "beaten" iOS in the secure-messaging space was quote full of the same. That's the context of what we're discussing here, son.
    Are you suggesting that Facebook intentionally included a vulnerability to allow 3rd parties to exploit their app, and then patched it? 
    williamlondon
  • Reply 23 of 23
    tyler82tyler82 Posts: 1,103member
    So much for the “we must only allow apps installed from our App Store to keep iPhones secure” argument. 
    williamlondon
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