Google’s Project Zero reveals severe security vulnerabilities in iPhones — BlockInspect

Google has announced through a blog post that, security researchers of Google’s Project Zero has found out a number of malicious websites, which when visited can easily hack a victim’s iPhone. There are a number of software flaws, which allow the websites to hack into iPhones.

Ian Beer, a security researcher at Project Zero said, “Simply visiting the hacked site was enough for the exploit server to attack your device, and if it was successful, install a monitoring implant.” He further added that this kind of malicious activity has been going on for at least two years.

Project Zero researchers have identified 12 separate security flaws, including seven involving Safari, the in-built web browser on iPhones. These allowed hackers to gain ‘root’ access to iPhones, which essentially mean that an attacker can quietly install malicious apps to spy on an iPhone owner without his knowledge.

Researchers have further revealed that the vulnerabilities are affecting iOS 10 through to the current iOS 12 software version

Originally published at https://www.blockinspect.com on August 30, 2019.