IPhone phones contain programs that spy on their users

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Google experts have warned for years that hackers installed spyware on their phones without knowing it.

Once an iPhone user has visited a contaminated site, the program is downloaded to his phone and allows the hacker to see his pictures, all numbers, contacts and other information on the base. a warning from security researchers.

Ian Bear, safety researcher for Google's Zero project, said thousands of people a week could be affected by these programs without their knowledge.

"The program was not targeting a specific category of people," said Bear.

The Zero project is named after the company's technology team to analyze new vulnerabilities.

Per pointed out that most of the vulnerabilities are concentrated in the Safari Internet browser software used by Apple devices.

The spyware attacks targeted mobile phone drivers, from iOS 10 to iOS 12, and accessed users' applications, including Instagram, WhatsApp and Gmail.

Google said it informed Apple of these security issues on February 1.

Apple launched an update of its operating system on February 7.

IPhone users should make sure to download the latest version of iOS on their devices to protect themselves from this vulnerability.

Users can check the software version by opening the Settings application on their device, selecting General Settings, and then pressing the Update Software option.

All necessary updates appear at this point and users can then choose to download them. The latest update available is iOS 12.4.1.