Apple Was Notified of Major FaceTime Bug Over a Week Ago

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Posted January 29, 2019 at 5:30pm by Shalom Levytam

Apple was notified of the major FaceTime bug that let users eavesdrop on others over a week ago, claims Twitter user @MGT7500.

On June 20th, the user tweeted:

My teen found a major security flaw in Apple’s new iOS. He can listen in to your iPhone/iPad without your approval. I have video. Submitted bug report to @AppleSupport...waiting to hear back to provide details. Scary stuff! #apple #bugreport @foxnews

Apple Was Notified of Major FaceTime Bug Over a Week Ago

After the bug went viral, @MGT7500 tweeted:

I reported the Apple Group FaceTime bug to Apple last week. They never got back to me. I have letters, emails, tweets and msgs. sent to Apple for 10+ days reporting the Group FaceTime bug that lets someone listen in. My teenager discovered it! Never heard back from them. #apple #facetimebug @FoxNews @cnbc @CNN

Additionally, the user posted screenshot which appears to show a response from Apple's Product Security Team on January 22nd.

The bug was also reported to FoxNews but the story wasn't picked up. You can learn more about the issue here. Apple has disabled Group FaceTime until a fix is released.

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ichild - January 30, 2019 at 5:54pm

Apple doesn't need to hurry just because a bug was found; it will be fixed on their own time frame. Many people don't understand the complexity of how these things work.

td0gg111 - January 29, 2019 at 6:38pm

It doesn't work at all.

darkle0s - January 30, 2019 at 1:19am

That’s cause they disabled Group FaceTime which is where the bug lies