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Apple Watch:Walkie-Talkie app Eavesdropping Vulnerability
2019-07-12 11:02:59 Read the
Apple has disabled the Walkie-Talkie app on the Apple Watch, because of a flaw that let users eavesdrop on other people's iPhones.
The Walkie-Talkie app let two people who had accepted an invitation send and receive short audio messages.
But Apple said it had been "made aware" of a flaw that "could allow somebody to listen through another customer's iPhone without consent".
It said "specific conditions and sequences of events" would be required to exploit the bug.
Apple found a similar "eavesdropping" flaw in its FaceTime video-calling app back in January.
In some cases, callers could activate the microphone on a target iPhone even if the recipient did not answer their call.
It issued a software update to fix the flaw.
Webcam exposed
In a separate issue, video-conferencing platform Zoom has addressed a flaw that let attackers access webcams without permission.
Researcher Jonathan Leitschuh found a bug that let attackers initiate video calls and access a target's webcam.
Zoom initially described the issue as low priority.
But on Tuesday, it issued an update to address the problem.
"We appreciate the hard work of the security researcher in identifying security concerns on our platform," it said in a statement.
The Walkie-Talkie app let two people who had accepted an invitation send and receive short audio messages.
But Apple said it had been "made aware" of a flaw that "could allow somebody to listen through another customer's iPhone without consent".
It has disabled the feature and apologised for the inconvenience.
It said "specific conditions and sequences of events" would be required to exploit the bug.
Apple found a similar "eavesdropping" flaw in its FaceTime video-calling app back in January.
In some cases, callers could activate the microphone on a target iPhone even if the recipient did not answer their call.
It issued a software update to fix the flaw.
Webcam exposed
In a separate issue, video-conferencing platform Zoom has addressed a flaw that let attackers access webcams without permission.
Researcher Jonathan Leitschuh found a bug that let attackers initiate video calls and access a target's webcam.
Zoom initially described the issue as low priority.
But on Tuesday, it issued an update to address the problem.
"We appreciate the hard work of the security researcher in identifying security concerns on our platform," it said in a statement.