Former Apple security researchers Patrick Wardle and Mikhail Sosonkin A startup focused on protecting iOS/macOS devices founded.
According to the statement, Patrick Wardle was an independent Apple security researcher specializing in the macOS operating system. He worked at the US National Security Agency between 2006 and 2008.. Mikhail Sosonkin is a very experienced name who worked in Apple’s security team between 2019 and 2021. Wardle and Sosonkin, who brought these experiences together in the initiative called DoubleYou, state that the idea behind the initiative was that they realized that there were very few security products for macOS and iOS. The DoubleYou team was reportedly hacked by hackers. Apple wants to use techniques often used to attack its systems as defensive tools. In addition to analyzing all macOS processes to detect and block malicious code, the researchers say they have also developed different methods to monitor and block anomalies in DNS traffic. Wardle and Sosonkin also want to create different tools to track and also block malware such as crypto miners and ransomware.
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tech giant Applerecently sent notifications to some iPhone users in 92 different countries. He warned that they may have been the target of a private cyber attack.. These countries and people are still undisclosed, but the situation looks really worrying. Pegasus, developed by NSO Group, is the most well-known example. Mercenary Spyware Attacks With attacks called users’ personal information (Messages, photos, etc.) are taken from their smartphones or other devices without their knowledge. These attacks are generally It is done by selecting important people (usually politicians), that is, they work directly on targets..
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Apple has been following this issue closely for a long time, even last year. pegasus He sued NSO Group, the company that developed the spyware. For those who don’t know pegasus sold to many governments used for espionage. According to sources, journalists, human rights activists, business people and politicians around the world were constantly monitored with Pegasus’ facilities.
This spyware focus allegedly includes at least 10 states believed to be customers of NSO Group, and they say, “Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Morocco, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Hungary, India and the United Arab Emirates. It is explained as. pegasus There are hundreds of company executives, clergy, academics, NGO workers, union officials and government officials, including cabinet ministers, presidents and prime ministers, who are secretly monitored by the agency.