“A software flaw in Apple Inc’s iPhones and iPads may allow hackers to build apps that secretly install programs to steal data, send text messages or destroy information, according to an expert on Apple device security,” Jim Finkle reports for Reuters.
“Charlie Miller, a researcher with Accuvant Labs who identified the problem, built a prototype malicious program to test the flaw. He said Apple’s App Store failed to identify the malicious program, which made it past the security vetting process,” Finkle reports. “There is as yet no evidence that hackers have exploited the vulnerability in Apple’s iOS software.”
Finkle reports, “Miller, who in 2009 identified a bug in the iPhone text-messaging system that allowed attackers to gain remote control over the devices, said that he had contacted the company about the vulnerability. ‘They are in the process of fixing it,’ he said.”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Edward Weber” for the heads up.]