Apple Says the Leaked iPhone Source Code is Outdated (cnet.com)

Apple has responded to security concerns surrounding leaked iPhone source code, pointing out that any potential vulnerabilities would be outdated. From a report: "Old source code from three years ago appears to have been leaked," Apple said in a statement, "but by design the security of our products doesn't depend on the secrecy of our source code. There are many layers of hardware and software protections built in to our products, and we always encourage customers to update to the newest software releases to benefit from the latest protections." The iBoot source code for iOS 9, a core part of what keeps your iPhones and iPads secure when they turn on, was leaked on GitHub, Motherboard first reported. The source code leak was considered a major security issue for Apple, as hackers could dig through it and search for any vulnerabilities in iBoot. Apple had used a DMCA notice to get the Github page hosting the leaked code taken down, but multiple copies of the code have already spread online.

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It does or it doesn't?

[Anonymous Coward]

"but by design the security of our products doesn't depend on the secrecy of our source code." ...
" as hackers could dig through it and search for any vulnerabilities in iBoot. Apple had used a DMCA notice to get the Github page hosting the leaked code taken down,"

So its security doesn’t depend on being secret but let’s take it down quickly because its security depends on it being secret.

Much like your lies, Apple

[Khyber]

Apple claims to support their phones for five years after the last date of manufacture for the product - https://support.apple.com/en-u...

The iPhone 4S ceased production in February 2016. Official Apple support stopped very shortly thereafter.