Abadali be-software ye-Pegasus, i-NSO Group bathole icala elivela kwa-Apple okuhloswe ngayo ukukhansela ukusetshenziswa kwale softhiwe nanoma iyiphi enye inkampani kumadivayisi ayo. Kulokhu, icala elifakwe yi-Apple ligxile ekwenzeni ukuba kungavumelekile nganoma iyiphi indlela noma yiluphi uhlobo lwesofthiwe oluvela kule nkampani kunoma iyiphi isofthiwe ye-Apple, idivayisi noma isevisi.
Lezi zindaba zeqe ngemuva kwesikhathi esinzima sale software ebizwa ngePegasus lapho ezinye izinkinga zobumfihlo zabasebenzisi zembulwa khona. Ngalo mqondo Iphini likamongameli wakwa-Apple wobunjiniyela besoftware uCraig FederighiUbalule "abalingisi abaxhaswe nguhulumeni" abambalwa ababa ngamakhasimende amakhulu e-NSO Group, abachitha imali eningi kulolu hlobo lokugada noma ubuchwepheshe bezinhloli ngaphandle kwesixwayiso.
I-Apple ibeka ibhuleki kulolu hlobo lwesoftware ngokufunwa
Ngokungangabazeki lokhu kuzoshintsha imithetho yomdlalo neqembu le-NSO futhi kuzoxhomeka kulokho ijaji eligcina likhiphe isinqumo ngalolu daba, kodwa ingxabano eyinkimbinkimbi ngempela futhi enzima ilindelwe isignesha ye-Cupertino. Inkinga ukuthi akuyona "ukuhlasela" kubo bonke abasebenzisi be-iOS, Kuwukuhlasela kwabambalwa kodwa ukuthi i-Apple ayicabangi ukubekezelela:
Yize lezi zinsongo ze-cybersecurity zithinta kuphela inani elincane lamakhasimende ethu, sithatha noma yikuphi ukuhlasela kwalolu hlobo njengento ebaluleke kakhulu futhi sisebenza njalo ukuqinisa ukuvikeleka nokuvikela ubumfihlo ku-iOS okuyikhona ekugcineni okubagcina bephephile kubo bonke abasebenzisi bethu.
Isitatimende esisemthethweni esivela ku-Apple ku web Kucace ngokuningiliziwe ngokuhlaselwa abanye babasebenzisi bayo ngakho-ke izosebenzisa wonke amandla ayo omthetho ukukumisa. Ku-Apple futhi bakhombisa ukuthi akuthinti kuphela abasebenzisi be-iOS, nalezo zezinye izinkundla ezifana ne-Android zihlushwa imiphumela yale nhloli.