CIA hacked iPhones of diplomats in Russia – FSB
CIA hacked iPhones of diplomats in Russia – FSB
The CIA installed malware on thousands of Apple phones used by Russian citizens and foreign diplomats working in the country, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has claimed.
The FSB said on Thursday, a joint operation with the Federal Guard Service (FSO) had “uncovered a surveillance operation by American intelligence agencies, carried out with the use of Apple’s mobile devices.”
An assessment of Russia’s telecom infrastructure revealed “anomalies” in the operations of some iPhones, caused by “a previously unknown malicious program that uses software vulnerabilities provided by the manufacturer,” a statement by the agency read.
That means, Apple is aiding and abetting hacking of its iPhones and likely other devices by the CIA, and maybe other intelligence agencies?
Several thousand phones, made by Apple, were infected with the CIA-installed malware, according to the FSB.
Not only Russian citizens were targeted, but also “foreign phone numbers and subscribers that use SIM cards, registered with diplomatic missions and embassies inside Russia, including missions and embassies of NATO countries and the post-Soviet countries in east Europe, as well Israel, Syria and China,” the FSB said.
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The discovery is more proof of the close cooperation between Apple and the US intelligence community, the FSB claimed.
It confirms, “the declared policy of ensuring the privacy of personal data of Apple users has nothing to do with reality.”
The FSB also accused Apple of “providing the American intelligence services with a wide range of opportunities (software "adjustments" to help install malware) to survey any persons of interest to the White House, including their partners in anti-Russian activities, as well as any US citizens.”
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This is what Edward Snowdon warned us about on June 23, 2013, 10 years ago.
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In March, almost 3 months ago, the Kommersant newspaper reported, members of the Russian presidential administration had been told to discard their iPhones.
According to the paper, the step was taken, due to concerns, advanced cyber-warfare tools, such as the Israeli Pegasus software, could allow Apple gadgets to be breached, despite the Apple claiming its iPhones, etc., had enhanced security features.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to comment on the Kommersant report
He noted, Russian officials were in any case barred from using smartphones, including iPhones, etc., “for work purposes” , due to the Apple-built-in vulnerability of devices.
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Maine Center For Public Interest Reporting – Three Part Series: A CRITICAL LOOK AT MAINE’S WIND ACT
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(excerpts) From Part 1 – On Maine’s Wind Law “Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine if the law’s goals were met." . – Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, August 2010 https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/From Part 2 – On Wind and Oil Yet using wind energy doesn’t lower dependence on imported foreign oil. That’s because the majority of imported oil in Maine is used for heating and transportation. And switching our dependence from foreign oil to Maine-produced electricity isn’t likely to happen very soon, says Bartlett. “Right now, people can’t switch to electric cars and heating – if they did, we’d be in trouble.” So was one of the fundamental premises of the task force false, or at least misleading?" https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-swept-task-force-set-the-rules/From Part 3 – On Wind-Required New Transmission Lines Finally, the building of enormous, high-voltage transmission lines that the regional electricity system operator says are required to move substantial amounts of wind power to markets south of Maine was never even discussed by the task force – an omission that Mills said will come to haunt the state.“If you try to put 2,500 or 3,000 megawatts in northern or eastern Maine – oh, my god, try to build the transmission!” said Mills. “It’s not just the towers, it’s the lines – that’s when I begin to think that the goal is a little farfetched.” https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/flaws-in-bill-like-skating-with-dull-skates/
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Hannah Pingree on the Maine expedited wind law
Hannah Pingree - Director of Maine's Office of Innovation and the Future
"Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine."
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