The Intercept is reporting a secret program targeting Apple devices and software as part of a CIA sponsored event called “Jamboree” where groups of security researchers meet and present new ways to circumvent security tools and software. Ken Westin, Security Analyst of Tripwire questions the line between research and espionage. The documents acquired by The Intercept are part of the leaked NSA data from Edward Snowden. Similar programs have been revealed such as the NSA’s Dropout Jeep Program where the goal was to compromise and root iPhones when you had physical access to the device. Ken says these same methods and techniques are used by a number of countries as part of their high tech spycraft.
- Ken Westin, Security Analyst. Tripwire
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