Apple patching SMS vulnerability on iPhone

Apple patching SMS vulnerability on iPhone

Apple is working to fix a iPhone bug which allows attackers to install and run unauthorized code by hackers remotely.
The lucky part  is, this vulnerability is identified by Charlie Miller who is the security researcher at Apple Inc.If the details were leaked out to public , it allows attacker to run software on iPhone which is send by a SMS . SMS  code would include commands to monitor location of iPhone using GPS , use of iPhone microphone to trap the conversation, In addition, Vulnerabilities found in iPhone SMS function give attacker root access to handset.

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