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« on: April 24, 2020, 04:05:20 pm »

Apple responds to claim of Mail app exploit in iOS 13

There is a Mail app exploit, but Apple says it's nothing to worry about and a fix is on the way.

What you need to know


A cybersecurity firm found a Mail app exploit that Apple confirms.
Apple says the exploit doesn't bypass security protections.
The issues will be fixed in a software update soon.


An earlier report from cybersecurity firm ZecOps claims to have found a zero-day exploit in Apple's built-in Mail app for iPhone and iPad. There were two of them, actually. ZecOps claim that one is a remote zero-click exploit, meaning that anyone on the internet could be targeted and infected without knowing about it, while the other could send an email to the Mail app and allow a hacker to execute code on the device. It sounds scary, I know.

Today, Apple issued a response, as shared by Apple analyst Rene Ritchie that it investigated the claims and found that though an exploit does exist, it's not as dangerous as ZecOps makes it out to be.


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