Apple still has not released an update that fixes an old vulnerability in the iPhone. It is reported by Forbes with reference to the security Agency ZecOps that detected the problem.
The company responded to the Agency’s statement that about one billion smartphones brand you can remotely hack through error in mail client in iOS. According to representatives of ZecOps, Apple downplays the significance of the problem and not in a hurry to release a security update. In recent comments to the edition the representative of the IT giant said that the update will be added to iOS update 13.5, and who found the vulnerability, the Agency will receive a reward.
Security experts, based on transmitted to them the global usage statistics of iOS, I noticed that under the threat of hacking are almost 900 million iPhones. The recommendations of the Agency said that most the best option is to wait out the threat lies in the deactivation or deletion of the native mail client with the iPhone. ZecOps advised device owners to temporarily switch to post third-party programs.
Security analysts have suggested that Apple may release an update only for the current smartphones that support iOS 13. While older devices, including the iPhone 6 may not get a security patch.
On April 23, the Federal office for information security of Germany recommended German iPhone and iPad users to remove from the device built-in Mail app. “We contacted Apple and asked for it as soon as possible to release a security patch,” said the organization’s President Sanbom Arne (Arne Schönbohm).
A hole in iOS security, through which you can remotely read incoming communication on the iPhone, the Agency ZecOps drew attention in April. The organization stressed that this bug is one of the oldest of all, ever found on the Apple smartphones. According to its representatives, the prospect of remote hacking threatens all versions of the operating system for the iPhone, starting with the released in 2010 for iOS 6.
