UPDATE 1-Apple says Uighurs targeted in iPhone attack but disputes Google’s findings

Apple Inc on Friday confirmed that Uighurs, a minority mostly Muslim group considered a security threat by Beijing, had been the target of attacks due to a set of iPhone security flaws, but disputed its rival Alphabet Inc’s description of the effort to track users of the smartphone in real time. Apple on Friday said the attack “was narrowly focused” and affected “fewer than a dozen websites that focus on content related to the Uighur community” rather than the “en masse” hack of iPhone users described by Google researchers. Apple also said it fixed the issue in February, within 10 days of being notified by Google.

source https://finance.yahoo.com/news/1-apple-says-uighurs-targeted-181905881.html?.tsrc=rss

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