Η Ομοσπονδιακή Υπηρεσία Ασφαλείας της Russiaς (FSB από το Federal Security Service) he argues that the United States National Security Agency (NSA) is using iPhone backdoors to spy on Russian officials and citizens.
The FSB claims that the NSA has unknown malware and using these backdoors, has infected several thousand iPhones in Russia.
According to the announcement, the FSB accuses Apple of giving access to the NSA to monitor people of interest to the White House and Russian citizens.
Η υποτιθέμενη επιχείρηση πληροφοριών είχε σαν στόχο iPhone που ανήκουν σε Ρώσους χρήστες και ξένους διπλωμάτες που μένουν στη Ρωσία, μεταξύ άλλων από το Ισραήλ, τη Συρία και την Κίνα. Η FSB ισχυρίζεται ότι η έρευνά της υποβοηθήθηκε από την Ομοσπονδιακή Υπηρεσία Φρουρών της Ρωσίας (Federal Guards Service), η οποία είναι υπεύθυνη για την protection των ηγετών της χώρας.
Russia's Foreign Ministry said:
“U.S. intelligence services use companies information technologys for decades to collect large-scale data from internet users without their knowledge”.
Earlier this year, the Kremlin ordered officials involved in preparations for the 2024 presidential election to stop using iPhones.
While the United States and Russia have blamed each other, the methods and specifics of the intelligence gathering remain tightly guarded. For example, it remains unknown how spies were able to obtain information about President Putin's plans to invade Ukraine last year.
