Sms spyware

What is the most important thing about a mobile phone? Many people may think that it is the hardware problem of the mobile phone, and a good hardware can ensure the smooth operation of the mobile phone.

But in addition to hardware, the operating system is also very important for mobile phones. The operating system is equivalent to the brain of the mobile phone, which directly controls every move of the mobile phone, so a good operating system is very important for the mobile phone.

At present, the most important mobile phone operating systems in the world are Google's Android and Apple's IOS, and Huawei's HarmonyOS system is also rising rapidly.

Compared with HarmonyOS system, Android and IOS are quite mature, and the number of users and ecology are more perfect. Therefore, most mobile phones in the world are equipped with Android and IOS systems.

Nowadays, many mobile phones are equipped with these two systems, not only because of their good stability and operability, but also because of their relatively high security.

But no matter how secure the system is, there will be loopholes.

For example, recently, some media broke the news that an Israeli software monitoring company sold a mobile phone spyware called "Pegasus" to some countries. This software is quite powerful, and it can crack all kinds of mobile phone operating systems, even Android and Apple IOS.

According to the British "Guardian" report, once this software called Pegasus enters the mobile phone system, it can extract SMS photos, emails, record calls, and remotely turn on the microphone and camera of the mobile phone. Without the user's knowledge. It can be seen that this software is very harmful

According to relevant media reports, the developer of this Pegasus software is an Israeli company. Their original purpose was to track down, commit crimes and sell drugs to some criminals who kidnapped children, but they never thought that this software would be used by some immoral people to monitor politicians in various countries.

According to Washington post, 50,000 mobile phones have been invaded by Pegasus, including at least 14 heavyweights and even some countries.

These heavyweights include French President Macron, Iraqi President Saleh, South African President Ramaphosa, Pakistani Prime Minister imran khan, Egyptian Prime Minister Madbouli and Moroccan Prime Minister Osmani.

It is terrible to think about the invasion of mobile phones in these countries. After all, these people, as leaders of a country, are concerned about their every move, and many of them are top secret.

However, after the "flying horse" is found in the mobile phones in these countries, the mobile phones are equivalent to streaking, and all the call content and all the short messages are controlled by the other party, which not only affects individuals, but also affects the security of a country.

So after this incident was exposed, the whole world was in an uproar, and some countries changed their mobile phones and phone numbers. For example, French President Macron changed their cell phones and phone numbers immediately after learning about it.

However, after this incident, everyone once again pointed the finger at the security of the Apple system.

Is Apple's IOS system really indestructible? The answer is no.

In fact, there are loopholes in Apple's IOS system, which gives some opportunities for hackers to attack. As for how Pegasus invaded the IOS system, there is no exact answer at present, but at least it shows that Apple's IOS is flawed.

However, in view of the problems existing in IOS, Apple's attitude is a bit ambiguous. For example, some users asked Apple to give a solution to this security vulnerability, but Apple officially said: "Pegasus" will not attack ordinary users, and Apple will continue to upgrade and protect users, but the discussion on system security has not subsided.

Apple's reply caused great controversy among users. First of all, users are not concerned about whether Pegasus will attack themselves, but whether Pegasus can invade IOS.

If "Pegasus" can easily invade the IOS system, it means that the potential security risks of users are very large. For this security issue, Apple must attach great importance to it, instead of perfunctory thinking that "Pegasus" will not attack ordinary users.

For mobile phone users, security is the top priority at all times. After all, mobile phones are not only used for talking or chatting, but also involve a lot of personal privacy and even property. If these problems are not handled properly and allowed to be invaded by hackers, it will cause huge losses to customers.

Although "Pegasus" will not attack ordinary users now, who can guarantee that criminals will not use "Pegasus" to invade specific targets as a whole? Who can guarantee that if the user's property and other important information are leaked due to invasion, who can take responsibility for the user?

In fact, this is not the first time that IOS has been questioned. In the past few years, IOS has also been discovered by many netizens.

For example, as early as 20 19, a foreign security researcher discovered a vulnerability in Apple's system, which allowed hackers to deeply access Apple devices, and the vulnerability could not be fixed by software updates.

In addition, a security research team under Google found that Apple's mobile phone has 14 security vulnerabilities, one of which can illegally intercept encrypted short messages sent and received by users through end-to-end, and at the same time obtain information sent and received by users.

Although these vulnerabilities were finally fixed, Apple's attitude towards system vulnerabilities obviously can't satisfy everyone.

Everyone believes in Apple, not only because Apple has good hardware, but more importantly, everyone believes that Apple's IOS can guarantee its own security. If Apple downplays the vulnerability of the IOS system, it may eventually bring more serious security incidents to users.

Therefore, everyone also hopes that Apple can take a positive attitude towards this security issue, instead of quietly blocking the loopholes after discovering the problems and then telling users not to worry.

What users need is that Apple takes greater responsibility, and what they need is that Apple pays more attention to security, so as to ensure that users can use the ios system safely.