The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, together with the FSO of Russia, has uncovered an intelligence operation by American special services conducted using mobile devices from the company "Apple" (USA).
During the security of the Russian telecommunications infrastructure, anomalies characteristic only of users of "Apple" mobile phones were identified, caused by the operation of previously unknown malicious software (malware) exploiting manufacturer-provided software vulnerabilities.
It has been established that several thousand telephone devices of this brand have been infected. In addition to domestic subscribers, there have been cases of infection among foreign numbers and subscribers using SIM cards registered to diplomatic missions and embassies in Russia, including countries of the NATO bloc and the post-Soviet space, as well as Israel, the SAR, and the PRC.
Thus, the information obtained by the Russian special services indicates close cooperation between the American company "Apple" and the national intelligence community, in particular the NSA of the USA, and confirms that the declared policy of ensuring the confidentiality of personal data of users of "Apple" devices does not correspond to reality.
The company provides American intelligence agencies with a wide range of opportunities to monitor both individuals of interest to the White House, including their partners in anti-Russian activities, and their own citizens.