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iPhone Security Bug Revealed

UH OH

Lets hackers access users’ information.

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Remember when the biggest problem with the iPhone was that its battery was weak? A veteran Apple hacker has created an app that reveals a major bug for the Apple Store. Charlie Miller created code for the malicious app and then submitted it to the Apple Store. The app, Instastock, lets the creator control a user’s phone—including all its information—without the user knowing. Miller will present his findings at a conference in Taiwan next week, with the hopes that Apple will fix the bug.

Read it at Forbes