Google discovers sites that secretly hack the iPhone for years

Because of the open nature of Android, this has led to a widespread perception that Android is less secure than iOS. This is not necessarily true because the Apple iPhone has had its share of security and malware issues in the past. In fact, the latest report from the Google Project Zero security team has thrown eggs on the face of Apple so to speak.

Indeed, according to their findings, it would appear that there are malicious sites that have secretly hacked iPhone phones for years. These websites have taken advantage of the zero day escape from the iPhone and, since they receive thousands of visitors a week, we can only imagine how many users could have been affected by this situation.

Once the malicious software installed, the site is able to steal files and download the current location data of the user, as well as access the "Keychain" of the iPhone where the information connection are stored. Although it sounds scary, it was said that malware was becoming obsolete, which means that once the iPhone restarted, this software would be removed, although this did not happen until some information was not released. be sent to the pirates.

If you are concerned about the security of your iPhone, please note that Apple has already fixed this vulnerability. The update has already been released at the beginning of the year. If you have updated your iPhone since then, you should be safe.

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