privacy leaked:
Apple
is one of the most secured Phone in term of privacy. Nobody can’t crack code until now. But some
unfortunate things happen recently for people who value privacy. Source code of
its iOS mobile operating has been leaked online. And it is confimed by Apple recently.
The boot –up source code used on its older
iOS 9 operating platform was posted on code-Sharing Website Github. Apple is
typically keeps its source code secret,and it did not revealed to anyone.But
code sharing website posted it online .
Apple has ordered the Github to remove
the content.But Apple has denied all the claimed of security compromised.
In a statement released by company,the
company said security of the iPhone did not rely on the secrecy of its source
code. It also said that company is always encouraged customers to keep up to
date with operating system upgrades.
Although iOS 9 has leaked online , it is
not matter to iPhone users because apple
has already upgrade to iOS11,And 93% of the iPhone users used iOS11 or iOS10.And
the leaked code is no longer used in the iPhone.
The
leaked of the code –called iBoot –was reported by news site Motherboard.The code began with the
statement “This document is the property of Apple Inc. It is considered
confidential and proprietary.
Cyber security expert prof. Alan Woodward, from the
university of Surrey said it was “extraordinary” that the code has been leaked.
“The source code for a company’s operating system is like
the crown Jewels” he told BBC.
If there is nothing wrong with the code ,There is no need
to worry about for the iPhone users.
This is not the major concerned. Major concerned is that what else have
they got.Genuine source code is leaked online ,what if somebody has got hold of
the information or this leak may come from the inside somewhere.
Apple has claimed source cannot breached the security.It
also said that security of their product does not depend on the source
code,there are many layers of hardware and software protection built into their
products.
But time will tell, can Apple maintain their security
from the hackers ? or Can hackers decode the security of Apple?
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