\tApple accused Google of fearmongering, claiming a recent report about an iOS security flaw issued by the latter\u2019s cybersecurity task force got several key details wrong.<\/p>\n
In its report, Google’s Project Zero research team identified a vulnerability [1] which it claimed allowed attackers to deploy malicious software on iPhones if users visited certain websites. It characterised the attacks as \u201cindiscriminate,\u201d adding evidence pointed to sustained hacking efforts over a period of two years.<\/p>\n
But Apple countered, issuing a statement noting the attack affected \u201cfewer than a dozen websites that focus on content related to the Uighur community\u201d and was \u201cnarrowly focused, not a broad-based exploit of iPhones\u201d.<\/p>\n
It added the exploit was only active for a \u201cbrief period\u201d of about two months rather the two years indicated by Google\u2019s team.<\/p>\n
Apple said these mistakes, coupled with Google\u2019s decision to post about a flaw fixed long ago, stoked \u201cfear among all iPhone users that their devices had been compromised\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis was never the case\u2026We fixed the vulnerabilities in question in February, working extremely quickly to resolve the issue just ten days after we learned about it. When Google approached us, we were already in the process of fixing the exploited bugs.\u201d<\/p>\n
Google told The Verge, it stands by the report and will \u201ccontinue to work with Apple and other leading companies to help keep people safe online\u201d.<\/p>\n[1] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/home-banner\/google-opens-up-on-iphone-security-hack\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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