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ICE obtains access to Israeli-made spyware that hack phones and encrypted apps

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192 points pera | 1 comments | 02 Sep 25 18:12 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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OutOfHere ◴[02 Sep 25 19:56 UTC] No.45108214[source]▶
There are three main categories of entry into a device via zero-days: WhatsApp/Signal, SMS/MMS, and Firefox/Chrome/Safari. If these can be isolated, entering a device could become harder.
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upofadown ◴[02 Sep 25 21:47 UTC] No.45109523[source]▶
SMS is inherently plain text. I think a user would have to click on a link for an attack to work.
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1. PieTime ◴[02 Sep 25 21:52 UTC] No.45109586[source]▶
They have developed zero click exploits before