I-WikiLeaks ibilokhu ibandakanyeka kumahlazo okudalula imininingwane, mhlawumbe, abasebenzisi abajwayelekile abangakulungeli ukwazi futhi lokho ukuthi uma ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule bembule idatha yokuthi iCIA uqobo lwayo ibenezinqubo zokuvula amadivayisi afana ne-iPhone noma i-iPad , manje ubuyela ekuhlaselweni kepha kulokhu noMac kanye ne-macOS yakhe.
I-Apple ayichithanga sikhathi ngokushicilela ukuthi its ukuba sengozini bezivalwe kahle ku-iOS 10 nokuthi amadivayisi wabo weselula abengekho engozini, kepha manje, kubonakala sengathi amaMac nawo ahlupheka ngokufanayo.
Konke esikutshela khona kungabonakala kangcono kufayela le- iwebhu elandelayo ngaphansi kwegama i-Dark Matter. Lo mbiko we-WikiLeaks ukhuluma ngokuthi i-CIA ibingazisebenzisa kanjani izesekeli ze-Apple ukuguqula i-firmware yayo futhi sebenzisa isoftware enobungozi efakiwe kumakhompyutha ngqo kulezo zixhumi. Ibuye ichaze ukuthi i-CIA izisebenzise kanjani izinti ze-USB ukufaka isoftware enonya kumakhompyutha weCupertino, izinti ze-USB ezilayishwe i-malware ezathola igama lekhodi le I-Sonic screwdriver o I-Sonic screwdriver.
Uma sima ukucabanga ngakho, okungenani kimi ngithole ukubuyekezwa kwe-adaptha ye-Apple-C ye-USB-C lapho ngiyithenga ngesizukulwane sami sokuqala se-12-inch MacBook. Manje sengishiywe amakhaza ngalokhu kuvuza lapho kubonakala sengathi i-CIA, kungenzeka, ibisebenzisa izimbobo zokuphepha ku-firmware yalezo zixhumi ukuze ikwazi ukuthelela amakhompyutha wabanye abasebenzisi be-Apple.
Sizobona ukuthi kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani labo be-apula elilunywayo ukuphika lolu lwazi noma okungenani banikeze uhlobo lwenkinga futhi lokho ukuthi into eyigugu kakhulu ye-Apple iyenziwa, ubumfihlo babasebenzisi bayo.