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Apple Was Notified of Major FaceTime Bug Over a Week Ago

Apple Was Notified of Major FaceTime Bug Over a Week Ago

Posted January 29, 2019 at 5:30pm by iClarified · 7992 views
Apple was notified of the major FaceTime bug that let users eavesdrop on others over a week ago, claims Twitter user @MGT7500.

On June 20th, the user tweeted:

My teen found a major security flaw in Apple’s new iOS. He can listen in to your iPhone/iPad without your approval. I have video. Submitted bug report to @AppleSupport...waiting to hear back to provide details. Scary stuff! #apple #bugreport @foxnews

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After the bug went viral, @MGT7500 tweeted:

I reported the Apple Group FaceTime bug to Apple last week. They never got back to me. I have letters, emails, tweets and msgs. sent to Apple for 10+ days reporting the Group FaceTime bug that lets someone listen in. My teenager discovered it! Never heard back from them. #apple #facetimebug @FoxNews @cnbc @CNN

Additionally, the user posted screenshot which appears to show a response from Apple's Product Security Team on January 22nd.

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The bug was also reported to FoxNews but the story wasn't picked up. You can learn more about the issue here. Apple has disabled Group FaceTime until a fix is released.

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