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Forgotten website tags used to deliver iPhone spyware
Original: DeadTag: How Forgotten Website Tags Became a Delivery Network for iPhone Spyware, by @ ScottHelme : https:// blog.report
Security researcher Scott Helme has published an investigation into what he calls DeadTag: abandoned third-party tags and scripts left on websites that were later taken over and repurposed to serve spyware targeting iPhone users. The report details how lapsed analytics and embed code can become a delivery channel, and it is prompting developers to audit and clean up legacy tags on their sites.
Why now: Newly published research by Scott Helme reveals a practical attack path affecting many site owners, prompting web developers to check their own pages.
Evidence
API: https://socialmediatrends-api.osmike.com/v1/trends/4221287