iPhones they have a very big problem at the moment, and everything was created by the Apple company a long time ago, but its exploitation has become much more obvious in recent years. More precisely, I am talking about the Apple program that allows developers to create certificates for applications that can be installed on an unlimited number of iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touches even if they have never been published in the App Store, and have not been verified by Apple.
Developers can buy certificates of this kind from Apple, and they are not cheap, and through them they can distribute anywhere on the Internet applications that can spy on the iDevices of users all over the world. The most recent example is an application installed by many people in the US, it allows developers to retrieve from the iPhone information about the call agency, messages, pictures, video clips, including real-time information about the GPS location.
HUGE iPhone PROBLEM Created by Apple
The US case is only the most recent, because in reality even jailbreak solutions were distributed through certificates of this kind, and the Apple company is perfectly aware of the problem, only that it doesn't really have a way to solve it. In China there are many applications designed to be installed on the iPhone without the App Store, with many users, with all kinds of information extracted by developers without people knowing, and the problems can be extended to almost anything you want.
Security researchers have discovered a powerful surveillance app first designed for Android devices can now target victims with iPhones. The spy app, found by researchers at mobile security firm Lookout, said its developer abused their Apple-issued enterprise certificates to bypass the tech giant's app store to infect unsuspecting victims. The disguised carrier assistance app once installed can silently grab a victim's contacts, audio recordings, photos, videos and other device information — including their real-time location data.
Applications of this kind must be installed in the iPhone with the acceptance of the certificate they come with, but in many cases people do this just to benefit from the functionality, without knowing what they are exposing themselves to. It is interesting that Apple blocked the Facebook and Google certificates at one point because they did not have exactly correct practices with users, but unfortunately they do not block all the companies that make fun of the users who use their applications on the iPhone.
Unfortunately, Apple will never solve problems of this kind with applications for iPhone phones, so it remains to be seen how everything will evolve negatively.
