Apple admits vulnerability in its devices, exposes half a billion phones to it

Apple admits vulnerability in its devices, exposes half a billion phones to it

Apple has recognized a previous vulnerability that has exposed more than half a billion iPhones to hack.

According to a report published by Reuters news agency confirmed that the company intends to fix the loophole that exists in the iPad devices as well, and was discovered by the company, which specializes in mobile phone security, and is based in San Francisco while investigating a sophisticated electronic attack suffered by a customer at the end of 2019.

In the wake of the report confirming the existence of this vulnerability, Zukobs CEO Zoc Avraham said he had found evidence that this vulnerability was exploited in at least six electronic hacks.

In this context, a spokesman from Apple admitted that there is a defect in the Apple e-mail software system in some of its devices, especially iPhones and iPads known as (Mail App), and said that the company reached a solution that will be available within the next update of millions of devices sold globally.

This, according to the agency itself, has refused to comment officially on Apple's research, Avraham, which was published yesterday, Wednesday, and indicates that the vulnerability can be accessed remotely, and that it has already been used to penetrate the devices of users of a number of VIPs.

Avraham said he had found evidence that a malicious program had exploited the vulnerability in the Apple iOS operating system since January 2018.