How A Grad Student Found Spyware That Could Control Anybody's iPhone From Anywhere In The World (2016)
Last summer, Bill Marczak stumbled across a program that could spy on your iPhone's contact list and messages — and even record your calls.
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Last summer, Bill Marczak stumbled across a program that could spy on your iPhone's contact list and messages — and even record your calls.
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