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Apple has revealed a Passwords app vulnerability that lasted for months. Passwords users were exposed to potential phishing attacks for three months until an iOS 18.2 patch.


The iOS Passwords app was a phishing attack vector.

The lack of encryption meant an attacker on the same Wi-Fi network as you, like at an airport or coffee shop, could redirect your browser to a look-a-like phishing site to steal your login credentials. In the description of the below YouTube video demonstrating the bug, Mysk writes that it first reported the vulnerability in September. A weekly newsletter by David Pierce designed to tell you everything you need to download, watch, read, listen to, and explore that fits in The Verge’s universe.

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