George Mason University researchers claim to have uncovered a serious vulnerability in Apple's Find My network that allows hackers to ...
For years, Apple has marketed the Find My network as a privacy-first way to locate lost devices, AirTags, and even friends. It’s baked into every iPhone, Mac, and iPad, leveraging a vast network ...
If you want to stay safe, the best advice for now is to regularly update your devices and be cautious about granting apps access to Bluetooth. If you don’t know why an app needs Bluetooth, do further ...
Hackers have worked out how to exploit Apple's Find My network, by abusing Bluetooth on a device to effectively turn anything into a trackable AirTag. George Mason University researchers ...
More on this below, but Apple has said that there was not a vulnerability in its products, and that the company reacted at the end of last year to hardened the Find My network to resist this kind ...
Named “nRootTag” by the team, the attack uses a device’s Bluetooth address combined with Apple’s Find My network to essentially turn target devices into unwitting homing beacons. “It’s like ...
Boffins at George Mason University have uncovered a glaring flaw new feature in Apple's overhyped Find My network. This vulnerability allows hackers to transform any Bluetooth-enabled device into ...
A flaw in Apple’s Find My network can be exploited to track the location of any Bluetooth device. It lets hackers trick the network into thinking an Android phone or gaming console is an AirTag ...
After that, hackers could remotely track the location of that device. For those unfamiliar, Apple’s Find My network works by sending Bluetooth messages from AirTag and other compatible item ...
Apple’s Find My network is a powerful tool for tracking the location of your devices, but it has a major security vulnerability that hasn’t been patched. Researchers at George Mason University ...
Apple’s Find My network is an incredibly useful bit of software, giving users a way to track down their missing devices and accessories — including AirTags, iPhones and even certain kinds of ...