Apple has released an emergency software patch to fix a security vulnerability that researchers said could allow hackers to directly infect iPhones and other devices without any user action. They said they had high confidence the Israeli company NSO Group was behind the attack, adding that the targeted activist asked to remain anonymous. NSO Group did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment. Citizen Lab called the iMessage exploit FORCEDENTRY and said it was effective against Apple iOS, MacOS and WatchOS devices. Facebook’s WhatsApp was also allegedly targeted by an NSO zero-click exploit.

Source: Irish Independent September 13, 2021 20:15 UTC