Russia Accuses U.S. Intelligence of Hacking Thousands of iPhones Belonging to Russians and Diplomats

Russia's Federal Security Service accused a US intelligence agency of hacking several thousand iPhones, including devices belonging to Russian nationals and others linked to diplomatic missions and embassies in the country. The attacks were linked to SIM cards registered with Russia-based diplomats for NATO countries, Israel and China, according to the statement. Kaspersky also published a blog post saying iPhones belonging to several dozen of its employees had been hacked, and it included technical details of how the operation allegedly worked. The hackers infiltrated the devices by sending a malicious attachment via iMessage, according to Kaspersky.