iOS 12 today has a new serious problem demonstrated by a researcher in computer security, he managed to discover what Apple cannot fix in order to keep its customers safe when they use their phones. The problem that iPhone users have with iOS 12 phones without knowing it is related to the AirDrop system, which allows the transfer of data between iDevices, and which is activated natively.
The problem that exists in iOS 12 on iPhone phones gives hackers the opportunity to guess the phone number of users without them knowing, and we are not exactly talking about something that should not be protected. Each communication made via Bluetooth contains encrypted data regarding partial information about the phone number, the Apple ID and its email address, but only the phone number can be detected based on their analysis.
The new SERIOUS PROBLEM of iOS 12 Demonstrated on iPhone (VIDEO)
Normally, iOS 12 should keep all this information secret, but it seems that the operating system is not so keen not to share information that normally should not go anywhere. You can see in the video clips above how everything works, and the script that was created to retrieve this information is quite easy to use by anyone, and works with any iDevices that have AirDrop enabled.
It seems that Apple Watches are also affected, but in their case a phone number cannot be retrieved, but Wi-Fi passwords can be retrieved, if one tries to share one through an iPhone. Those from Apple thought the iOS 12 operating system to provide the greatest security for the data that is shared, but there are situations in which not everything we are trying to protect is actually protected.
