05.13.2021 21:May PM EDT
Apple Find My Network Security Hack Can Leak Data via Bluetooth: How to Turn It Off When Not in Use
Researchers are finding severe flaws in the Find My network Apple feature. Apparently, hackers can use it to attack your account and steal your data.
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Researchers are finding severe flaws in the Find My network Apple feature. On one hand, it is a convenient feature that makes connections and finding your Apple devices easier. But on the other hand, hackers can apparently use it to hack your account and steal your data.
Apple’s Find My Network Function Is Faulty May 13, 2021 09:10 GMT
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Apple s Find My Network used to monitor iOS and macOS devices, as well as more recently AirTags and other products, turns out to be a spying tool.
Apple devices can be used to send data over the air from one location to another, such as a computer on the other side of the planet, without the need for any other network connection.
This can be achieved using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) broadcasts and a microcontroller designed to act as a modem. Fabian Bräunlein, the co-founder of Positive Security, created a way to send a limited amount of arbitrary data to Apple s iCloud servers from devices without an internet connection.
Apple User Mailed an AirTag to See if You Can Track It on the Move. Here s What He Found
Apple User Mailed an AirTag to See if You Can Track It on the Move. Here s What He Found
The AirTag tracker was able to be tracked through its entire journey. By Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk | Updated: 13 May 2021 14:31 IST
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Highlights
He was able to track it all the way on its journey
It did not alert his friend despite being in his vicinity for days
An Apple user in the UK mail and AirTag to a friend to see how much of its journey could be tracked through Apple s Find My Network. Writing on the blog of security firm Intego, he found that most of the journey could be tracked through this method, and since the AirTag weighs only 11 grams, it was possible to slip into an envelope and just drop it into a mailbox.
Cheaper Apple AirTag Alternative Chipolo ONE Spot Now Available for Pre-Order
Posted by Sanuj Bhatia on May 12, 2021 in AirTags, News
Apple AirTag’s cheaper alternative, Chipolo ONE Spot, has gained a lot of traction over the past few weeks. The tracker from Chipolo is now (finally) available to pre-order.
Apple announced the AirTag last month. But even before Apple announced its item tracker, Chipolo had already announced that it will release its own Bluetooth tracker that would be compatible with Apple’s Find My Network Chipolo ONE Spot. The tracker even made it to our best AirTag alternatives list.
Like Apple AirTag, Chipolo ONE Spot connects to your iPhone via Bluetooth and is available to track via Find My network just like Apple AirTag. The only front where the ONE Spot loses to Apple AirTag is the ultrawide-band support. Thus, the ONE Spot doesn’t support the Precision Finding feature like the Apple AirTag.