A cybersecurity expert explains why we're likely to see more Apple hacks in the future

guest · Oct 10, 2019

A cybersecurity expert explains why we're likely to see more Apple hacks in the future
Previously, hackers were most likely to prey on Microsoft and its Windows operating system
October 10, 2019
https://www.businessinsider.de/apple-iphones-likely-target-for-hacking-expert-says-2019-10

For years, Apple was seen as the gold standard of cybersecurity, and its apps and operating systems were thought to be impenetrable.
Two high-profile hacks in 2019 may have shattered that conception.

Last spring, hackers used a vulnerability in the messaging app WhatsApp to install malware on smartphones, including iPhones. [...] the Financial Times first reported in May.
Then an even more explosive Apple hack surfaced: Google researchers revealed in August that a massive iPhone hack may have targeted Uighur Muslims in China. Victims' iPhones were compromised when they visited specific malicious websites [...]

Now, a cybersecurity expert predicts even more Apple hacks going forward. Alex Heid, chief research and development officer at the cybersecurity firm SecurityScorecard, told Business Insider that Apple is now a top target for hackers seeking money or power.
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An Apple spokesperson declined to comment. Apple touted its cybersecurity measures in a statement on iOS security published last month.
Here's why Heid says we haven't seen the last of cyberattacks on Apple.

• There are more Apple devices out there than ever before. [...]
• Apple's global reach puts it in hackers' sights. [...]
• Microsoft has had these issues for years. [...]
• Hacking Apple products can mean a big payout. [...]
• This could be just the beginning for Apple hacks. [...]
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