Apple Fixes Hide My Email Vulnerability After 404 Media Coverage
Apple has patched a vulnerability in its Hide My Email feature following reports that user emails were exposed.
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The brief
Apple has released a fix for an iCloud+ vulnerability that exposed emails intended to be hidden. According to MacRumors, the patch was implemented more than a year after the flaw was initially reported. 404 Media reports that the fix followed their specific coverage of the issue.
Attention now turns to a class-action lawsuit Apple faces regarding the alleged security flaw, as reported by Security Boulevard.
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Quick answers
What feature was affected by the vulnerability?
The vulnerability affected the Hide My Email feature within iCloud+.
When was the flaw reported?
According to MacRumors, the flaw was reported more than a year before Apple patched it.
Did the initial fix work immediately?
AppleInsider reports that the flaw still worked two weeks after Apple's claimed fix.
Coverage (7)
- A fake Hide My Email header can expose the address behind your Apple Account AppleInsider · 5h ago
- Apple Fixes Hide My Email Bug That Exposed Real Addresses in Mail Logs The Hacker News · 5h ago
- Apple Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Hide My Email Security Flaw Security Boulevard · 5h ago
- Hide My Email flaw still worked two weeks after Apple's claimed fix AppleInsider · 5h ago
- Apple Patches Hide My Email Flaw More Than a Year After It Was Reported MacRumors · 5h ago
- Apple fixes iCloud+ vulnerability that exposed ‘hidden’ user emails 9to5Mac · 5h ago
- Apple Fixes Hide My Email Vulnerability After 404 Media Coverage 404 Media · 5h ago
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