"Google" reveals the exposure of "iPhone" phones to penetrate for years

A number of hackers have used a range of websites to hack an iPhone and install surveillance software for at least two years, Google researchers said.

According to the British newspaper The Guardian, this breakthrough occurred when users visited one of these sites controlled by hackers. The company explained that these sites were very popular and received thousands of visits per week.

A number of Google security researchers believe that this problem could be one of the biggest attacks against "iPhone" users.

"As soon as the user accesses these sites, his phone is secretly hacked and a surveillance system allows him to access the images, phone numbers of the phone and a number of information "said Ian Bear, security researcher.

He added that the operating systems, from iOS 10 to iOS 12, were also targeted, which also allowed hackers to access users' apps, including "Instagram," "Whatsapp." And Gmail.

Most vulnerabilities exploited by hackers were discovered in Safari, the default web browser for Apple devices, Bear said.

On February 1, Google informed Apple of the problem, giving it a maximum of 7 days to fix the vulnerabilities, instead of the 90 days normally given to developers to fix security vulnerabilities.

Apple released an operating system update on February 7.

"Given the amount of information stolen, attackers might be able to access different accounts and services again using saved passwords on the device," Bear said.

Google has advised iPhone users to make sure their phones use an updated operating system to protect them from hackers.

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