Thursday, July 7, 2011

Apple Security Problems



The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that Apple is working is fixing a security flaw in its iphone and other devices which are likely to be accessed by criminals to get your confidential information and can intercept your calls after being warned by German authorities

It is said that the users are particularly vulnerable when they use Portable Document Files known as PDF which will give a easy way for the attackers to infect the device with a malicious software and gain access to administrative rights. The German Fedral office for information security said on Wednesday that the security hole were present many of the previous Apple iOS software products from the ipad , iphone and ipod touch

The company said “Apple takes security very seriously ,we are aware of the report issued and we are developing a fix that will be available to customers in an upcoming software update” . if the device is once infected then attacker will have full access to the personal information , internet banking password and can intercept calls

Security holes like thes where found in previous products and were fixed by Apple. Apple did not say when the software update will be available or whether if Apple had already known about the security hole before Wednesday. The German Fedral office for information security said it had not observed any attack on Apple product yet and it warns users not to use PDF files and un-trusted sites until the security hole is being fixed

So guys I have spread the news and now is your job not to get your self into trouble hala hala

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