SUSPECT SECURITY: A new security hole has opened up in Apple Inc.’s iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices, raising alarms about the susceptibility of some of the world’s hottest tech gadgets to hacker attacks.
A WARNING, AND A FIX: A German security agency warned that criminals could use the vulnerabilities to steal confidential data. Apple said Thursday that it is working on a fix that will be distributed in an upcoming software upgrade.
HOW AN ATTACK WORKS: An attacker can get malicious software onto a device by tricking its owner into clicking an infected PDF file. Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security called the flaws “critical weaknesses” in Apple’s iOS operating system.
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