Apple has spent the past week rushing to develop a fix for a major security flaw that allows spyware to be downloaded on an iPhone or iPad.
You don't even need to click on anything for 'zero-click' malware to infect your phone.SAN FRANCISCO - Apple has spent the past week rushing to develop a fix for a major security flaw which allows spyware to be downloaded on an iPhone or iPad without the owner even clicking a button.Spying software has traditionally relied on convincing the targeted person to click on a booby-trapped link or file in order to install itself on their phone, tablet or computer.
That grants would-be spies much easier access, not least in an era when people have grown increasingly wary of clicking on suspicious-looking messages. Apple announced a fix for the problem just under a week after Citizen Lab reported it on September 7.- Why are messaging apps so vulnerable? - "If you find a phone, there's a good chance that there's a popular messaging app on it," he explained.
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