"Broke into" doesn't sound right. Does iOS backup your signal to icloud? This is my first thought when watching this. They pulled the text from an iOS icloud backup
This story being true or not, please internalize this; The state will not let us have mobile encrypted comms. period. (BIS was the last victim.)
Phones are all remote ownd.
We need simpler, p2p devices for sensitive conversations.
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1696273294754775041/pu/vid/464x848/XLakT78CZ-og5f5m.mp4
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Besides the point, assume all phones pwn.
So why would you communicate with Signal or SimpleX?
Of course it's not beside the point!
Understanding how and why these things happen is of utmost importance to learn what is safe and how exactly things get compromised.
It doesn't guarantee your privacy or safety, but it gives you a much better running chance at safety while not becoming a hermit who doesn't interact with the world.
New Pegasus is zero day, zero click. They just need your phone number for full access.
My understanding with the Egypt iPhone exploit case recently is the mobile carrier likely had a role (Vodafone Egypt). Quite possible US Intel agencies could do the same under FISA and CALEA policies with phones connected to US carrier wireless networks, especially in FISA case if communication is with a foreign surveillance target.
Could it have been a weak Signal PIN?
