In a significant breach of Apple’s privacy measures, a new report says that AirDrop was cracked by the Chinese government,...

The Beijing institute developed the technique to crack an iPhone’s encrypted device log to identify the numbers and emails of senders who share AirDrop content, the city’s judicial bureau said in an online post. Police have identified multiple suspects via that method, the agency said, without disclosing if anyone was arrested. “It improves the efficiency and accuracy of case-solving and prevents the spread of inappropriate remarks as well as potential bad influences,” the bureau said.

Further read: https://sfj.beijing.gov.cn/sfj/sfdt/ywdt82/flfw93/436331732/index.html

  • Dr. Dabbles@lemmy.worldEnglish
    98·
    6 months ago

    Whenever a government or government agency announces a successful exploit, I presume they’ve already exhausted it and moved on to another one that won’t be patched or publicly divulged for many years.

    • Possibly linuxEnglish
      94·
      6 months ago

      I don’t buy it. This smells like a way of causing fear in those who want to share information.

      • BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
        51·
        6 months ago

        iMessage is insecure security isn’t as robust as most people think, and this has been known for years.

        People still use it

        • Possibly linuxEnglish
          1·
          6 months ago

          Most definably. My point is that the Chinese government isn’t a good source of information.