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37C3 - Operation Triangulation: What You Get When Attack iPhones of Researchers

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What it is

A 37C3 talk by Kaspersky researchers on Operation Triangulation, a zero-click iPhone attack that targeted their own colleagues. They describe capturing every stage of the chain, four zero-days and a previously unknown spyware active for years.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as a gripping look at what nation-state attackers can do, used as the primary source in threads about iPhone security and Kaspersky.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2024, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “was a rollercoaster of a ride. If you have the time to watch it I highly recommend it!”

    Talk on discovering a zero-click attack chain with four zero-days.

    nebula8804, 2024-07 · Strong recommendation · in “Kaspersky gives US customers six months of free updates as a parting gift”

  2. “Absolutely insane attack. Really opens your eyes on what nation-state attackers are capable of.”

    Shows what nation-state attackers are capable of.

    brokenmachine, 2024-10 · Recommendation · in “Security research on Private Cloud Compute”

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Topics: operation triangulation, ios security, zero-day, spyware, kaspersky

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