Apple Fixes Hide My Email Vulnerability After 404 Media Coverage
Apple has patched a vulnerability in its Hide My Email service following reporting by 404 Media.
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What happened
Apple has released a fix for an iCloud+ vulnerability that exposed the hidden email addresses of users. According to coverage from MacRumors, the company patched the flaw more than a year after it was initially reported.
Reporting from 404 Media, 9to5Mac, and Hacker News emphasizes that the fix followed 404 Media's coverage of the issue. However, AppleInsider reports that the flaw remained functional for two weeks after Apple claimed to have fixed it.
Coverage from Security Boulevard indicates that Apple now faces a class-action lawsuit related to the alleged security flaw.
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Sources (10)
- Apple Fixes Hide My Email Vulnerability After 404 Media Coverage Hacker News · 45d ago
- Apple Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Reported 'Hide My Email' Vulnerability PCMag · 45d ago
- Apple Faces Hide My Email Lawsuit Over Privacy Claims The Cyber Express · 45d ago
- A fake Hide My Email header can expose the address behind your Apple Account AppleInsider · 45d ago
- Apple Fixes Hide My Email Bug That Exposed Real Addresses in Mail Logs The Hacker News · 45d ago
- Apple Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Hide My Email Security Flaw Security Boulevard · 45d ago
- Hide My Email flaw still worked two weeks after Apple's claimed fix AppleInsider · 45d ago
- Apple Patches Hide My Email Flaw More Than a Year After It Was Reported MacRumors · 45d ago
- Apple fixes iCloud+ vulnerability that exposed ‘hidden’ user emails 9to5Mac · 45d ago
- Apple Fixes Hide My Email Vulnerability After 404 Media Coverage 404 Media · 45d ago broke it first
Questions people are asking
What service was affected by the vulnerability?
The vulnerability affected Apple's Hide My Email service for iCloud+ users.
When was the flaw reported?
According to MacRumors, the flaw was reported more than a year before it was patched.
What legal action has resulted from this flaw?
Security Boulevard reports that Apple is facing a class-action lawsuit over the alleged security flaw.
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