- Israeli firm QuaDream simultaneously abused a flaw in Apple Inc's AAPL software which the Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group exploited to break into iPhones in 2021, Reuters reports.
- QuaDream is a smaller and lower-profile Israel-based firm that develops smartphone hacking tools for government clients.
- Related Content: Apple Sues Israel's NSO Group, Accuses It Of Using Pegasus Spyware To Gain Unauthorized Access To iPhones
- That two firms employed the same sophisticated hacking technique known as a "zero-click."
- Experts believe the two companies used similar software exploits, known as ForcedEntry, to hijack iPhones.
- Price Action: AAPL shares traded lower by 0.76% at $174.51 in the market session on the last check Thursday.
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