"DROPOUTJEEP", is a tool designed for the Apple Iphones, which use modular mission applications to provide specific SIGINT functionality. This tools give can exploit any of the Apple Iphone's and do number of jobs remotely, as like access message, contact list, revealed voice mails, camera capture, cell tower location, etc. It can push or pull files on the device.
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The NSA says anytime they can access and exploit the iOS device, and they always succeed. This shows that NSA holds the large number of exploit for the Apple device. Means they knew the security issue on the Apple products or Apple companies produce and sabotaging them.
More over NSA can also enable the camera and mic of the Iphone. It seems that the spyware tool was reportedly developed in 2008.
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On Tuesday, Apple have denied for the allegations with the NSA. The followings statement released by Apple :-
Apple has never worked with the NSA to create a backdoor in any of our products, including iPhone. Additionally, we have been unaware of this alleged NSA program targeting our products. We care deeply about our customers' privacy and security. Our team is continually working to make our products even more secure, and we make it easy for customers to keep their software up to date with the latest advancements. Whenever we hear about attempts to undermine Apple's industry-leading security, we thoroughly investigate and take appropriate steps to protect our customers. We will continue to use our resources to stay ahead of malicious hackers and defend our customers from security attacks, regardless of who's behind them.