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Apple Scrambles to Fix AirPods Flaw That Put Users at a Security Risk


Update your AirPods ASAP if you don’t want to be eavesdropped on.

Apple recently faced another security challenge, prompting it to release an urgent firmware update for AirPods and other wireless headphones. The improved state management involves more careful checks when Bluetooth pairing happens to make sure the device trying to connect is really one that was approved before. Security researcher Ryan Pickren, who reported the issue, called it the “world’s first spatial computing hack.”

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