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苹果手机成美国窃密工具？俄罗斯下禁令，中国也要小心了
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https://www.theregister.com/2023/06/01/f...kaspersky/

Kremlin claims Apple helped NSA spy on diplomats via iPhone backdoor

Russian intelligence has accused American snoops and Apple of working together to backdoor iPhones to spy on "thousands" of diplomats worldwide.

These allegations from the Kremlin's Federal Security Service (FSB) coincide with Kaspersky today saying it uncovered spyware on "several dozen" iPhones belonging to the Russian infosec giant's top and middle-management.

A Kaspersky spokesperson told The Register it's aware of the FSB claims, but can't say if the two things – Uncle Sam backdooring iPhones, and the spyware found on several Kaspersky devices – are linked.

"Although the attacks look similar, we are unable to verify this as we don't have technical details on what has been reported by the FSB so far," the spokesperson said.

According to the FSB, Apple told the NSA of software vulnerabilities in its iPhone range so that American spies could compromise and monitor handhelds belonging to diplomats and embassies of Russia, NATO members, ex-Soviet nations, Israel, China, and others. Either that or Apple intentionally placed vulnerabilities for the NSA to use, it is alleged.

It's said the US used spyware to perform reconnaissance on those compromised iPhones, and that Apple cooperated with not just the NSA but also other American intelligence services to help agents spy on targets.