SolarWinds hackers used iOS zero-day to penetrate iPhones used by government officials

A newly uncovered zero-day exploit impacting older versions of iOS was leveraged by Russia-backed hackers in a campaign that targeted officials of Western European governments. Outlined by Google's Threat Analysis team in a report on Wednesday, the attack involved messages sent to government officials over LinkedIn.Victims who visited a provided link on their iOS device would be redirected to a domain that served up an initial malicious payload that subsequently examined device authenticity. Aft...