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If there’s one thing to read this week about Apple security, it’s researcher Ian Beer’s massive, spirited and highly detailed account of how he developed a powerful tool for breaking into nearby iPhones. The piece, “An iOS zero-click radio proximity exploit odyssey,” earned Beer high praise for his persistence in working out the attack, as well as thorough reporting of how he did it. He posted the magnum opus Tuesday on the blog for Google Project Zero, the tech giant’s team of zero-day hunters. Beer — known as one of the most skilled iOS hackers around — makes some things clear up top: The vulnerability was reported to Apple before the company launched coronavirus contact-tracing technology on iPhones in May. And no one should ever be lulled into a false sense of security, he says, when it comes to mobile devices. “The takeaway from this project should not be: no one will […]

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