Posted 9/23/2023, 3:03:13 PM

Egyptian Opposition Leader Targeted with Zero-Click iPhone Spyware Linked to Government

Egyptian opposition politician Ahmed Eltantawy targeted with zero-day exploit in attempt to infect his phone with Predator spyware.
Attack involved redirects to booby-trapped sites when Eltantawy visited "http" pages; would have infected his phone without him clicking on anything.
Researchers attribute attack to Egyptian government with "high confidence" given Egypt is known Predator customer.
Eltantawy is vocal Sisi critic and first to announce plans to challenge him in upcoming elections.
Attack prompted emergency security patch from Apple and involved exploit Apple paid at least $2 million for to analyze.

washingtonpost.com

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Apple Patches iOS Zero-Days Used in Suspected State-Sponsored Attack Against Egyptian Candidate

Apple has patched three zero-day vulnerabilities that were used in a sophisticated attack targeting the iPhone of an Egyptian presidential candidate, involving spyware developed by a commercial exploit seller and a compromised cellular network.