FaceTime Spying

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Security Week

Apple Patches FaceTime Spying Vulnerability

Apple described the flaw, tracked as CVE-2019-6223, as a logic issue in the handling of Group FaceTime calls. The company says the problem has been addressed with “improved state management.” The bug allowed an attacker to spy on FaceTime users by calling the targeted user and adding the attacker’s own number to a group chat….

Mobile Security

Issued by: Security Week

Apple Working on Patch to Prevent FaceTime Spying

Videos and descriptions of the vulnerability have been making the rounds on social media websites. The attack does not require any technical knowledge and it can be carried out in seconds. The attacker calls the targeted user via FaceTime and then immediately initiates a group chat by using the “Add person” button from the bottom…