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Security vulnerability in iPhone’s USB-C port, and a gotcha with iMessage scams

<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/Security-vulnerability-in-iPhones-USB-C-port-and-a-gotcha-with-iMessage-scams.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600)</div><p>A <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/security/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">security[/url] vulnerability has been discovered in the USB-C port controller fitted to the <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/iphone-15/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">iPhone 15[/url] and <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/iphone-16/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">16[/url]. However, exploiting it would be so complex that both <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/aapl/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apple[/url] and the security researcher who discovered it concluded that it is not a real-world threat.</p>



<p>However, a security concern that does pose a threat to iPhone users is a tactic scammers are using to bypass one of Apple’s built-in protections … </p>



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