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iOS Flaw Could’ve Let Hackers Take Over Nearby iPhones in Seconds – PCMag AU
There’s no evidence that hackers ever exploited the vulnerability, but the discovery from Google security researcher Ian Beer underscored how scary vulnerabilities…
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Imagine being able to hack every iPhone around you in minutes, if not seconds. Well, thats what a Google security researcher pulled off after discovering a scary vulnerability in Apples iOS.
On Tuesday, Ian Beer went public with the flaw, which thankfully was patched in May. Using just a single vulnerability I was able to hack any iOS device near me and gain access to the photos, emails, private messages and more, all without the user ever knowing, he wrote in…
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