312-50V11 · Question #1004
Jake, a professional hacker, installed spyware on a target iPhone to spy on the target user's activities. He can take complete control of the target mobile device by jailbreaking the device remotely…
The correct answer is D. Trident. Trident is a three-zero-day iOS exploit chain used by the Pegasus spyware to silently and remotely jailbreak iPhones, enabling full surveillance capabilities including audio, screenshots, and message interception.
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- ADroidSheep
- BAndrorat
- CZscaler
- DTrident
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Trident is a three-zero-day iOS exploit chain used by the Pegasus spyware to silently and remotely jailbreak iPhones, enabling full surveillance capabilities including audio, screenshots, and message interception.
DroidSheep is an Android tool used to hijack unencrypted HTTP session cookies over Wi-Fi and has no iOS jailbreak or spyware functionality.
Androrat is a remote administration tool (RAT) built for Android devices and cannot target iOS or perform remote jailbreaking.
Zscaler is a cloud-based network security and secure web gateway platform, not a spyware framework or mobile exploitation toolkit.
Trident refers to the three chained iOS zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2016-4657, CVE-2016-4655, CVE-2016-4656) leveraged by the NSO Group's Pegasus spyware to achieve a remote, zero-click jailbreak of target iPhones. Once installed, the implant grants the attacker complete control over the device, including the ability to record audio, capture screenshots, and intercept calls and SMS messages. Trident specifically targets iOS devices and operates silently without any visible interaction, distinguishing it from Android-based remote access tools.
Concept tested: iOS zero-day spyware and remote jailbreak exploits
Source: https://citizenlab.ca/2016/08/million-dollar-dissident-iphone-zero-day-nso-group-uae/
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