The NSA developed a spyware program called “DROPOUTJEEP” that specifically targets iPhones. The program’s basic operational structure and capabilities include the interception of SMS messages, access to on-board data, microphone activation and approximate positioning via cell tower location.
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Published December 31, 2013
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New documents revealed on Monday show the U.S. National Security Agency has the capability of deploying software implants on Apple’s iPhone that grants remote access to on-board assets like SMS messages, location data and microphone audio. In a talk at the Chaos Communications Congress in Germany, security researcher Jacob Appelbaum summarized the NSA’s iPhone-targeting spyware program called “DROPOUTJEEP” as part of a broader discussion dealing with the agency’s controversial electronic surveillance initiative, reports The Daily Dot.
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