Apple sent threat notifications to iPhone users in 92 countries on Wednesday, warning them that they may have been targeted by mercenary spyware attacks. Apple has warned users in 92 nations of possible mercenary spyware attacks.
Which was an exception to the rule and found immediately because of open source but go on with your bad self. Hell, they did so much investigative work they figured out it was a Russian hacker masquerading as a Chinese hacker.
Exception to the rule ??
I’d argue you have no idea how many times it succeeded because that’s the point. We only know what failed, if this worked I have no doubt that companies running Pegasus which have hundreds of millions of dollar of budget every year can success.
Open source when not maintained properly is fundamentally flawed, there just need one weak element in the chain, one package maintained by a handful of people on their own time.
Do you know how many times Microsoft has had a supply chain attack inject a critical vulnerability into Windows? Or how many times a malicious insider at Apple has added a backdoor to iOS?
Nope, and you cant possibly know because those systems are closed.
With open source software you have the ability to audit the code for vulnerabilities. We have the ability to reasonably state that that incident was an exception to the rule because its so easy to see the available code and major security incidents tend to become major news.
An open not maintained system is worst than a well maintained but closed one. There are billions of $ behind window and macos. Some critical package on Linux are maintained by 2 guys during their spare time…
Oh my god you’re so right. Thanks for enlightening us.
There’s no “us” – just your dumbass.
Your dumbass should check XZ Backdoor.
It was open source, yet only blind luck led a Microsoft developer to uncover it. It would have gone in most Linux installation otherwise.
All because of an unpopular package that was maintained by a very few people.
Which was an exception to the rule and found immediately because of open source but go on with your bad self. Hell, they did so much investigative work they figured out it was a Russian hacker masquerading as a Chinese hacker.
Wait, they have figured out the source now? Can you give me the link for more reading on how they did it?
Exception to the rule ?? I’d argue you have no idea how many times it succeeded because that’s the point. We only know what failed, if this worked I have no doubt that companies running Pegasus which have hundreds of millions of dollar of budget every year can success.
Open source when not maintained properly is fundamentally flawed, there just need one weak element in the chain, one package maintained by a handful of people on their own time.
You’re a clown
Holy fuck, every time: one line answer, no explanation, just Insults. Find someone to fck instead of crying on the internet.
Triggered much, clownboy?
Do you know how many times Microsoft has had a supply chain attack inject a critical vulnerability into Windows? Or how many times a malicious insider at Apple has added a backdoor to iOS?
Nope, and you cant possibly know because those systems are closed.
With open source software you have the ability to audit the code for vulnerabilities. We have the ability to reasonably state that that incident was an exception to the rule because its so easy to see the available code and major security incidents tend to become major news.
An open not maintained system is worst than a well maintained but closed one. There are billions of $ behind window and macos. Some critical package on Linux are maintained by 2 guys during their spare time…