Your iPhone can be hacked just by sending a message

Android Stagefright like attack for iPhone, All it takes is a specially crafted message to hack your iPhone

If you remember the Stagefright vulnerability in Android discovered in July last year, you will know that a potential hacker can gain full access to your smartphone just by sending a specially crafted multi-media message. The Apple’s iOS  operating system also has a similar vulnerability which can be used by potential hackers to remotely take over your iPhone

This highly critical bug in iOS was discovered by Cisco Talos senior researcher Tyler Bohan, who described the flaw as “an extremely critical bug, comparable to the Android Stagefright as far as exposure goes.” For the full article click here 

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