In response to a series of CIA documents that outline exploits the government used to gain access to Macs and iOS devices, Apple gave a statement to claiming that the documents are old and that the vulnerabilities outlined in the leak have long since been patched. Apple says the iPhone vulnerability only affected the iPhone 3G and was fixed in 2009, while all Mac vulnerabilities were fixed in Macs launched after 2013. We have preliminarily assessed the Wikileaks disclosures from this morning. Based on our initial analysis, the alleged iPhone vulnerability affected iPhone 3G only and was fixed in 2009 when iPhone 3GS was released. Additionally, our preliminary assessment shows the alleged Mac vulnerabilities were previously fixed in all Macs launched after 2013.
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We have not negotiated with Wikileaks for any information. We have given them instructions to submit any information they wish through our normal process under our standard terms. Thus far, we have not received any information from them that isn't in the public domain. We are tireless defenders of our users' security and privacy, but we do not condone theft or coordinate with those that threaten to harm our users.The new documents, part of an ongoing 'Vault 7' leak focusing on the United States Central Intelligence Agency, were this morning. Codenamed 'Dark Matter,' the documents primarily covered techniques for exploiting and accessing Macs through a peripheral device like a USB stick.
An iPhone exploit, called 'Night Skies 1.2,' was also featured, adding to the range of that were shared by WikiLeaks last week. All of the and documents can be found on WikiLeaks. Additional Apple-related hacks and exploits may surface as the Vault 7 series continues, and it will take time for security analysts and experts to determine the impact of the leaks. While Apple says all of the exploits have been patched, its results are preliminary. Should any remaining exploits be unaddressed, Apple will undoubtedly fix them quickly. Note: Due to the political nature of the discussion regarding this topic, the discussion thread is located in our forum.
All forum members and site visitors are welcome to read and follow the thread, but posting is limited to forum members with at least 100 posts. Do people really think that the CIA's exploits have been patched, and that's the end of that?
No other way to get around them? It's a good PR piece, but let's be real here. doublepost=/doublepost This is tin foil hat material for OCD Paranoids.
No matter what Apple says they will say, “Yeah, but.” like the guy out in the Nevada dessert who claims he can prove the Moon landings were faked and that Lyndon Johnson ordered the hit on Kennedy. Kite compositor mac. These people cannot be reasoned with. And you're the same person who would've questioned the existence of these exploits before documents like Vault came out. 'We are tireless defenders of our users' security and privacy, but we do not condone theft or coordinate with those that threaten to harm our users.'
Are Apple implying with this statement that they believe Wikileaks are thieves and threatening harm to their users? I think(being the keyword) that they are saying that any data gained from Wikileaks is not legally acquired aka stolen/gained via theft/unauthorized access. The coordinate with those that threaten harm to our users part is saying that they don't work with governments to use their products to spy on their citizens. In my mind basically they are covering both sides of the argument.
By. 10:03 am, March 24, 2017. The CIA's leaked hacking tools don't work on updated iPhones. Photo: CIA.org The iOS and macOS vulnerabilities revealed by the of CIA hacking tools have already been fixed. Apple says that an early evaluation of the info released by WikiLeaks hasn’t found any new bugs or attacks that can be used on iPhone or Mac users.
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Some of the exploits contained in the leaks were able to grant access to an iPhone’s call logs and SMS conversations, but only if the CIA had physical access to the device. Old iOS Exploits In a statement released to TechCrunch, Apple explained that most of the loopholes used by the CIA have been closed for years: “We have preliminarily assessed the Wikileaks disclosures from this morning. Based on our initial analysis, the alleged iPhone vulnerability affected iPhone 3G only and was fixed in 2009 when iPhone 3GS was released. Additionally, our preliminary assessment shows the alleged Mac vulnerabilities were previously fixed in all Macs launched after 2013. We have not negotiated with Wikileaks for any information. We have given them instructions to submit any information they wish through our normal process under our standard terms.
Thus far, we have not received any information from them that isn’t in the public domain. We are tireless defenders of our users’ security and privacy, but we do not condone theft or coordinate with those that threaten to harm our users. WikiLeaks has released two batches of data over the last month called. Most of the leaks contain information on how the CIA approaches hacking for smartphones, smart TVs and even cars. The latest addition to the Vault 7 exposed hardware and software tools used to hack Mac and iOS devices.
The dump includes user guides and manuals on how each attack is executed, but security experts say most of the information released isn’t a threat to iPhone and Mac users, as long as you have the most recent software.