Comment Comment by phillypham It used to be possible to break into iPhones by sending just a text message without the target clicking on anything.The only thing that kept this under control was there was an agreement to not target US-based numbers and the exploit was expensive.Reference: The Battle for the World’s Most Powerful Cyberweapon https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/28/magazine/nso-group-israel... and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_(spyware) parent phillypham 2 years ago
The only thing that kept this under control was there was an agreement to not target US-based numbers and the exploit was expensive.
Reference: The Battle for the World’s Most Powerful Cyberweapon https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/28/magazine/nso-group-israel... and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_(spyware)