Kaspersky reported one of the iOS vulnerabilities found in Operation Triangulation. However, in a bizarre update, Apple reportedly refused to pay the security bounty.
  • Kaspersky uncovered iOS vulnerabilities in ‘Operation Triangulation’, reported to Apple, but was refused bounty payment
  • Apple’s Security Bounty Program offers rewards up to $1 million for discovering vulnerabilities to prevent them from being sold on the dark web
  • Apple’s refusal to pay Kaspersky could be due to restrictions on financial transactions with companies in sanctioned countries like Russia.
  • Brownian Motion@lemmy.worldEnglish
    807·
    5 months ago

    This is not really a story, is it.

    I worked for an Australian company, that was bought by an American company. Instantly we were required to do business as per American law, such as embargo’s. We lost many customers (businesses) that honestly had nothing to do with the actual reason for the embargos. For example Iran has an American embargo because of nuclear refinement, but we just wanted to sell “knives and forks” to them. Nope - they might use those forks in their refinement centrifuges… This is what happens (but also why embargos work).

    Kaspersky is Russian owned, so the hacks were discovered by Russian [whitehat] hackers. I’ll bet that Apple had no ability to do “business” with the company, even if it wanted to, since Russia is currently under embargo due to the Ukraine conflict.

    Now if Kaspersky spent time undermining it’s own failure of a government, and putting an end to its dictatorship, things would probably work out better for everyone in Russia.

    • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
      181·
      5 months ago

      Is that the case though. You can buy a copy of Kaspersky anti virus right now if you live in the US. They have a US office. You can legally send them money.

      • exanime@lemmy.todayEnglish
        151·
        5 months ago

        Or put the money in escrow pending resolution of the embargo … This is, I think, the easiest, most responsible solution to show good faith

    • technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      1121·
      5 months ago

      but also why embargos work

      Ah yes Iran is falling due to lack of forks. \s

      I’m pretty sure the politicians and rich people in Iran are fine. Embargos “work” (if at all) by violently punishing the poor.

      Now if Kaspersky spent time undermining it’s own failure of a government, and putting an end to its dictatorship

      Do you ask the same of american corporations?