“BLASTPASS” bug can install malware without user interaction.

  • meseek #2982@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Edit: turns out the flaw is exploited by way of an attachment that LM stops from loading. So in this case, LM would save you.

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      1 year ago

      Doesn’t the article contradict what you just said?

      “We believe, and Apple’s Security Engineering and Architecture team has confirmed to us, that Lockdown Mode blocks this particular attack,” Citizen Lab said.