https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-apple-cyber/flaw-in-iphone-ipads-may-have-allowed-hackers-to-steal-data-for-years-idUSKCN2242IK
By Christopher Bing, Joseph Menn
Reuters.com
April 22, 2020
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is planning to fix a
flaw that a security firm said may have left more than half a billion iPhones
vulnerable to hackers.
The bug, which also exists on iPads, was discovered by Zuk Avraham, chief
executive of San Francisco-based mobile security forensics company ZecOps,
while investigating a sophisticated cyberattack against a client in late 2019.
Avraham said he found evidence the vulnerability was exploited in at least six
cybersecurity break-ins.
An Apple spokesman acknowledged that a vulnerability exists in Apple’s software
for email on iPhones and iPads, known as the Mail app, and that the company had
developed a fix, which will be rolled out in a forthcoming update on millions
of devices it has sold globally.
Apple declined to comment on Avraham’s research, which was published on
Wednesday, that suggests the flaw could be triggered from afar and that it had
already been exploited by hackers against high-profile users.
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