Next time Apple executives argue that they can’t relax rules around their iOS App Store for fear of allowing a malware invasion, let’s remember today, when the company sued Israeli firm NSO in retaliation for allegedly infecting iPhones with spyware. Yes, as secure as Apple claims the iPhone to be, the devices are apparently no match for those with the resources to look for vulnerabilities in its software.
This isn’t news, of course. Apple, like Microsoft and Google, is constantly patching security holes in its software, as news reports demonstrate. The inconsistency between that patch activity and Apple’s security boasts is one the iPhone maker usually prefers not to dwell on. What’s fascinating about Apple’s lawsuit is how it contorts itself to explain away the seeming contradiction that a device that purports to be secure actually isn’t.
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