The Mystery of iPhone Crashes That Apple Denies Are Linked to Chinese Hacking
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Summary
In a round-up of key news, Wired highlights a potential Chinese hacking campaign targeting the phones of US officials, with iVerify assessing with “moderate confidence” that China-linked hackers may have targeted the devices.
However, Apple flatly denies this occurred, calling it a “conventional software bug”, thereby reducing what could have been a major national security alarm to a concerning mystery.
It also reports that a farming industry group’s efforts to get the FBI to treat animal rights activists as a “bioterrorist” threat have been uncovered, revealing the extent of surveillance of groups such as Direct Action Everywhere.
Meanwhile, the founder of Corellium, a firm that provides images of Android and iOS devices so that customers can find ways to breach them, is set to make a significant profit following a $200m acquisition by phone-hacking firm Cellebrite.
Corellium’s Chris Wade has previously worked with law enforcement, having agreed to work undercover to avoid prison after being convicted of enabling spammers in 2005.
