Your iPhone, iPad and Mac (OS X) May Be Under CIA Surveillance

{For this reason we recommend you to protect your mobile devices and your computers from malicious hackers, government, and we also recommend you to surf in the web anonymously.}

On March 9th, Apple declared that they have sold more than 700 million iPhones since 2007. That’s a LOT of gadgets! So one would imagine that gathering the personal user information from this large pool would be quite advantageous for various reasons. Enter the Central Intelligence Agency. As per a leaked document by Edward Snowden, we now know that since 2006 the CIA has been doing some research on Apple’s gadgets, specifically their iPhones and iPads, trying to breach the security on them so that they can quietly install malware. To be precise, they have been targeting the security keys used to encrypt the data on the devices. This comes after a secret event they held, called ‘Jamboree,’ wherein the CIA’s security researchers discussed the possibility of breaching of the gadgets. According to various news reports, they have developed a new version of xCODE. This modified version of xCODE would allow them to install malware which will, in turn, help them in their mission of mass data collection. The CIA’s version of xCODE can steal passwords, text messages, contact info, emails, photos, videos and other personal data stored on the device. And don’t think they’re after only iPhones and iPads… they claim to have breached the security of Apple’s desktops too. They have developed ‘OS X updater,’ which allows them to install a keylogger without the user’s permission or knowledge. While Apple has, as of yet, refused to comment on this issue, it would appear that for the better part of a decade the CIA has been researching to exploit the security of Apple’s products based on sales numbers alone.