"Google" talks about the existence of security holes in the phones "iPhone"

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According to researchers, if a user accesses one of these sites using "iPhone", the messages, photos and location data of his personal phone will be exposed to theft.

Researchers of Internet security project "Project Zero" of US Internet giant "Google" said they discovered many hacked Internet sites that could install spyware on the phones of smartphone users "iPhone" it many years ago.

According to the researchers, if the user accessed one of these sites via "iPhone", the messages, images and location data of his personal phone would be exposed to theft.

The site "CNet.com" specializing in the technological subjects "Google" transmitted these results to "Apple" at the beginning of this year and these gaps were filled in the same update of protection programs that eliminated the vulnerability known as the name of "FaceTime". .

"There was no discrimination in targeting, just to access a site that was sufficiently hacked so that hackers could attack your computer and if that succeeded, they could install spyware," Ian said. Bear of Project Zero in an online message. Who visit these sites by the thousands every week. "

The site "CNET" says that vulnerabilities are rare for phones, "iPhone" generally known to have a very high degree of security. And offers "Apple" prizes of up to a million dollars for those who discover a security breach in their devices. It is often difficult to penetrate the iPhone, which is usually done through spy operations conducted by the states.

The "vulnerability" exists in phones running operating systems from the "IOS 10" version to the current version "IOS 12", which means that hackers have targeted users of "IOS 12". iPhone "more than two years later. The least.