The problem was fixed in the software security loophole.
Η Apple fixed the problem in the FaceTime software, which turned on the iPhone microphone and camera, as if it were a group video call, thus allowing third parties to eavesdrop on the user of the device, even if the latter had not accepted someone else's video call.
Nine days after the publication of the problem, which created negative publicity internationally for Apple,, the American company released the upgrade of the operating system iOS 12.1.4, which solves the problem for iPhones and iPads, according to Reuters, which cites the APE-MPE.
It also released the MacOS Mojave 10.14.3 operating system upgrade, which solves the same problem on Group PCs running Group Face Time.
Apple also announced that it would reward 14-year-old Grant Thornton, a student from Arizona, for discovering the problem on January 19 when he tried to make a group video call with his friends and then - with the help of his mother - announced the problem in the company, about a week before the noise broke out.
The company will contribute to the education of the young man, helping his family with an amount that was not disclosed.
Users can manually install the new upgrade on their mobile phone through its settings (Settings> General> Software Updates> Download and Install).
If anyone had turned it off FaceTime to be safe, you will need to re-enable it via the settings.
"We apologize again to our customers and thank them for their patience," she said in a statement. Apple,.
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