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Government hackers targeted iPhones owners with zero-days, Google says
One of the hacking campaigns used exploits developed by Variston, a Barcelona-based startup. Sources say the spyware maker is losing staff.
Government hackers last year exploited three unknown vulnerabilities in Apple’s iPhone operating system to target victims with spyware developed by a European startup, according to Google. The hackers delivered an SMS text message containing a malicious link that infected the target’s phone with spyware, and then redirected the victim to a news article by the Indonesian newspaper Pikiran Rakyat. While there has been a lot of attention in the last few years on Israeli companies like NSO Group, Candiru, and QuaDream, Google’s report shows that European spyware makers are expanding their reach and capabilities.
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