Siri Bug Enables Data Theft on Locked Apple Devices

Siri Bug Enables Data Theft on Locked Apple Devices

July 31, 2024 at 03:32PM

Apple released updates for its products to address vulnerabilities in Siri and digital assistants across its devices. The updates aim to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive data, such as contacts, even when the device is locked. Users are advised to update to iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6 to mitigate these bugs.

Meeting Notes Takeaways:

– Apple released updates for its products to address vulnerabilities in Siri and the Apple iOS digital assistant.

– The vulnerabilities could potentially lead to unauthorized access to contacts and sensitive data on locked devices through voice commands.

– Apple has implemented fixes to restrict these options and prevent exploitation of the vulnerabilities.

– A similar vulnerability in Apple Watch, iOS, iPadOS, and the macOS Ventura was also addressed through these updates.

– Users are recommended to update to the latest software versions – iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6 – to mitigate these vulnerabilities by navigating to settings, general, and then software update.

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