For years, the CIA has been developing tools to hack Apple products, and today thanks to WikiLeaks, we have more information.
Today, the website WikiLeaks published new documents that it called "dark matter" or "Dark Matter," and they came to be added to the existing ones. data of Vault 7 which includes information on the hacking tools developed, purchased and used by the CIA. Today's papers focus specifically on Apple products, and detail the methods the CIA uses to smash MacBooks and iPhones.
Most of the leaked documents have been in existence for more than seven years. So you might think that the company's current products are probably not at risk. But despite the aging of the papers, there are persistent secret service efforts to find and exploit weaknesses in Apple's products.
One of the tools, called “Sonic Screwdriver,” was used to infect MacBooks via USB or the port Thunderbolt, and for the CIA to work it will need to have physical access to a device. But exploits that today's leaks report are installed in the computer's firmware, making them undetectable through conventional forensic techniques.
The CIA seems to have had the most trouble with the early versions of the iPhone. Only one of the tools the service had was targeting the phone. The so called tool "beacon"Is designed to be installed on the devices before they are released on the market.
Considering how old the bugs are, it's unlikely that any of them will still work against Apple's modern products.
Of course, it is very likely that the CIA has developed new tools that target today's MacBooks and iPhones.
WikiLeaks is committed to revealing all the vulnerabilities listed in Vault 7 to the companies directly concerned for repair. At the moment he has not kept his promise, as according to information he requires a number of conditions before he reveals the errors.