Apple to Google: The attack targeted Uyghur Muslims and was not a large-scale attack

After more than a week of what was announced by Google's Project Zero group, which revealed some security holes in the iPhone and through which it was able to target many iPhone users, the Apple Company's response was harsh.

Apple did not give a thank you letter to Google or even an apology for warning it about these flaws in its system, but rather sent a violent message to Google, describing the Project Zero group report as misleading and unrealistic allegations, which contributed to creating a false impression about the operating system and the level of protection provided by the company to secure Its users.

The story in a nutshell

Google's security experts team had detected some weaknesses in the components and operating system of Apple, which hackers exploited to infiltrate iPhone users' devices and obtain their sensitive information and other personal data, and you can learn the story in detail from Here.

Google claims and Apple's response

Google : The attack against iPhone users was on a large scale and many websites were involved in the attack.

Camel: After the iPhone hacking incident revealed by Google, TechCrunch stated that this operation was sponsored by the Chinese government and targeted the persecuted Uyghur Muslims in order to monitor them, spy on them and track their whereabouts, and this is what Apple confirmed, as the American company announced that the attack that occurred was not widespread on devices The iPhone, as stated in Google’s report, also added, “The attack was targeting iPhone users who visit a small number of websites (less than ten) that focus on content related to the Uyghur community and not as Google claimed that this attack may be considered the largest and most comprehensive in the history. IPhone ”.

Google : According to security experts of Project Zero Group, hacking attempts and efforts to exploit the vulnerability were detected from iOS 10 to iOS 12, and the matter lasted for more than two years with iPhones.

Camel The evidence gathered indicated that these attacks were only running for a brief period of about two months, not two years, as Google claimed. And Apple, after only 10 days of informing them of the existence of the vulnerability, closed it. So, Google talk 6 months after closing the vulnerability may mislead users into thinking that they are now hacked.

Google : Hackers used five chains to hack the iPhone, and those chains consist of 14 separate and independent vulnerabilities that targeted devices running iOS 10 through iOS 12.

Camel Regardless of the size of the attack, we take the safety and security of all users very seriously, so the matter was fixed by launching the iOS 12.1.4 update, which addressed the issue and closed the vulnerabilities quickly.

Apple did not acknowledge the size of the attack that targeted its users, but if we did some math operations, according to Google, the attack was done through websites that have thousands of visitors per week, and if we take Apple’s statements that this attack lasted for only two months, this means that tens of thousands of Uyghur Muslims who are About a vulnerable minority who have been targeted by the oppressive government of "China" and all that Apple is doing is focus on attacking Google, which it has warned. As if targeting Uighurs is normal and does not deserve even an apology.

Finally, to be completely fair, the Apple Store and its operating system are still more secure than the Google counterpart, and for us in the story of the CamScanner Amalgamated app in the Google Store - this link - and also yesterday, Joker malware was discovered in 24 applications. However, when a company the size of Apple describes the attack as advanced or says that security is an endless journey, this means that it needs to develop its methods and level of protection in order to keep pace with the new attacks and to secure its users who have great confidence in the apple.

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