Apple admits there’s a new iPhone security flaw, but says it wasn’t exploited

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Apple says a newly found set of vulnerabilities that affect the Mail app on iPhone and iPad were not used by attackers.
The company who discovered the security issues said it had evidence of attackers exploiting the flaws on unspecified targets.
A fix for the Mail app will be available soon to all iPhone and iPad users, as Apple has already patched the vulnerabilities.
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Reports earlier this week said cybersecurity company ZecOps discovered two zero-day security exploits that can affect the default Mail preloaded on iPhone and iPad. One of the flaws would allow remote code execution, while the other could infect the iOS device by sending emails to an iPhone or iPad users. An attacker would be able to combine these attacks to access a user’s emails. Reports also said that Apple had patched the vulnerabilities in the latest iOS 13.4.5 beta version, and the fixes would be rolled out to all users in the coming weeks.

While ZecOps recommends the use of a third-party app like Gmail until the update arrives, and claims that the vulnerabilities have been used on actual targets, Apple says it found no evidence that the iPhone Mail flaws were exploited.

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