This is a piece of important news for users of Apple devices. As many as 1.5 billion users are likely to be affected by this issue, but Apple hasn’t acknowledged it yet. According to a report in Trusted Reviews, where the flaw was first published, it could expose users’ phone numbers and email addresses to a stranger who is in the WiFi range. The report said that the researchers at the University (Technische Universitat) raised this issue with Apple back in 2019 but the company hasn’t fixed it yet. They said that the issue lies in the weak hashing of phone numbers and email addresses associated with the Apple user.

Source: dna May 02, 2021 09:11 UTC