Russia's Federal Security Service announced today that a plot by the US National Security Agency has been uncovered,
in which previously unknown malware was used to exploit security vulnerabilities in Apple phones.
The security agency, which is considered the main successor to the Russian State Security Committee,
which was active during the Soviet era, stated that several thousand iPhone devices were affected by this malware, including phones used by users in Russia.
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Russia's Federal Security Service carries out key responsibilities related to state security, including counterintelligence, internal border security, counter-terrorism, surveillance, as well as investigating major crimes and federal law violations.
The security agency stated that phones belonging to foreign diplomats residing in Russia and in former Soviet states, including members of NATO, Israel, Syria, and China, were targeted.
The agency noted in its statement that the use of Apple mobile devices by American intelligence services for espionage operations had been uncovered.
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Russia's Federal Security Service added that the plot revealed the close ties between Apple and the US National Security Agency, the agency responsible for encryption, intelligence, and security in the United States.
Russia's Federal Security Service stated: “The company provides a wide range of opportunities for American intelligence agencies to monitor anyone browsing sites of strategic interest and involved in anti-Russia activities”.
In an unusual development, Russia's Federal Security Service confirmed that the plot was uncovered with the assistance of the Federal Protective Service, the agency responsible for protecting Russia's leaders.
Russia's Federal Security Service accused the United States and other NATO countries last April of carrying out more than 5,000 cyberattacks on critical infrastructure in Russia since the beginning of 2022.
The agency noted that these attacks are launched from Ukrainian territory, which is used to conceal the identity of the perpetrators and the origin of the attacks. At the same time, the attacks also involve the use of “new types of cyber weapons”.
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Russia's Federal Security Service also confirmed that the plot revealed a close relationship between Apple and the US National Security Agency,
which handles encryption, intelligence, and security tasks in the United States.
Russia's security agency clarified that Apple provides a wide range of opportunities
for American intelligence agencies to monitor any individuals involved in anti-Russia activities directed against it.
In an unusual context, this plot was uncovered through cooperation between Russia's security agency
and the Federal Protective Service, which protects Russia's leaders.
Russia's security agency accused the United States and other NATO countries
of carrying out more than 5,000 cyberattacks on critical infrastructure in Russia since the beginning of 2022.
The agency confirmed that these attacks are carried out from Ukrainian territory,
with the aim of concealing the identity of the perpetrators and the source of the attacks, and they include the use of “new types of cyber weapons”.
In Summary:
Russia's Federal Security Service uncovered a plot implicating the US National Security Agency and Apple.
Unknown malware was used to exploit security vulnerabilities in Apple phones,
and several thousand iPhone devices in Russia and belonging to foreign diplomats were affected. Russia's security agency
confirmed the close relationship between Apple and the US National Security Agency, whereby opportunities were provided
to monitor individuals hostile to Russia. The Russian agency accused the United States and NATO
of carrying out cyberattacks on Russian infrastructure, using “new cyber weapons”.
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