iPhones of Middle East journalists hacked using Kismet exploit, iOS 14 considered safe
The iPhones of over 30 journalists working at Al-Jazeera were hacked in what could be one of the biggest cyber-espionage campaigns against media personnel. According to the report that is written by top security analysts at the research firm, the exploit is used by the customers of NSO Group, to make almost all the Apple iPhone devices vulnerable if they are running any software version lower than the current iOS 14, which may have patched the exploit. The security researchers tracked the iPhone of several journalists that are believed to have been snooped on, only to find several servers linked to the Pegasus spyware installation that allowed uploading and downloading of data. The iPhone maker said, “We always urge customers to download the latest version of the software to protect themselves and their data.” Apple also said it could not independently verify what Citizen Lab researchers have mentioned in their startling report about cyber-espionage over journalists. Citizen Lab researchers said there were four Pegasus operators found to have aided the hack, and two of them named MONARCHY and SNEAKY KESTREL could belong to Middle Eastern governments.
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