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New iOS Keylogging Vulnerability Discovered

Posted by timothy on from the it's-called-eye-phone-duh dept.

exomondo writes "Following hot on the heels of the iOS (and OS X) SSL security bug comes the latest vulnerability in Apple's mobile operating system. It is a security bug that can be used as a vector for malware to capture touch screen, volume rocker, home button and (on supported devices) TouchID sensor presses, information that could be sent to a remote server to re-create the user's actions. The vulnerability exists in even the most recent versions of iOS and the authors claim that they delivered a proof-of-concept monitoring app through the App Store."

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  1. Linux and windows have vulnerabilities by bazmail · · Score: 5, Insightful

    apple software has "bugs".

    1. Re:Linux and windows have vulnerabilities by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Not sure where Apple stands.

      On a mahogany patio, looking at a gold-plated Olympic-size swimming pool full of cash, smiling before wading in.

    2. Re:Linux and windows have vulnerabilities by rehtonAesoohC · · Score: 5, Insightful

      You can't assume that because android also has multi-tasking that it also has a security vulnerability... It's a completely different system with completely different designs. That's like saying that because an apple has skin that you should also eat people too.

  2. Goes to show... by jones_supa · · Score: 5, Insightful

    As Apple products keep gaining larger market share, also the number of discovered vulnerabilities increases day after day. Having a UNIX base does not mean that you are automatically invincible.

  3. Re:Can we just go back to the gotofail bug for a s by Cinder6 · · Score: 4, Informative

    They just released the patch for OS X, actually.

    http://appleinsider.com/articl...

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