Apple fixes iOS 7 after S'pore researchers identify flaws

Singapore researchers discovered three security weakness in Apple's iOS operating system which the firm subsequently corrected in its latest version of iOS 7.
Feng Zengkun
The Straits Times

SINGAPORE - The weaknesses would have allowed people to use third-party applications to crack the device's pass-code, interfere or control telephone functions and send tweets without the user's permission or awareness.


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