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suggested this was"the period beginning immediately after," the Tianfu Cup event,"and stretching until Apple issued the fix." That article went on to suggest that"virtually overnight, Chinese intelligence used it as a weapon against a besieged minority ethnic group.
However, she warns that it also means"the Chinese government could stockpile a significant number of zero-days against widely used products in other regions and have access to the knowledge required to exploit these products before they're successfully patched." Williams concludes that"we shouldn't be concerned about the Tianfu Cup any more than any other vulnerability competition," instead, he says,"we should refocus that concern on the fact that vendor disclosure programs encourage competitions like the Tianfu Cup."I reached out to all the vendors whose products fell to exploits during the Tianfu Cup weekend, requesting a statement regarding patching timelines for the vulnerabilities concerned.
Google didn't provide a statement but did confirm for background purposes that it will roll out any patches required once issues are investigated thoroughly. However, according to