01.01.2014 09:20 Uhr, Quelle: Macworld UK

Report: NSA developed software for backdoor access to iPhones

The U.S. National Security Agency was developing in 2008 a software implant for Apple iPhones that allowed the agency to take almost total control of the device, including retrieving text messages and voicemail and remotely turning on its microphone and camera, according to a report by Der Spiegel.The implant, code-named DROPOUTJEEP, was "in development" and initially intended for "close access" installation on a phone, with remote installation being planned for a future release, according to an alleged NSA document with the date Oct. 1, 2008, that Der Spiegel included in a graphic with its recent NSA report.DROPOUTJEEP's other capabilities included remotely pushing and pulling files from an iPhone, retrieving the phone's contact list and identifying the device's location and the location of the nearest cell tower, the document said. The implant could do all this without the phone user's knowledge, over SMS (Short Message S

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