>My teen found a major security flaw in Apple’s new iOS. He can listen in to your iPhone/iPad without your approval. I have video. Submitted bug report to @AppleSupport...waiting to hear back to provide details. Scary stuff! #apple #bugreport @foxnews
[0] https://twitter.com/mgt7500/status/1087171594756083713?s=21
Apple was reported a high priority bug at a specific time. Who reported it, how they look like, what their Twitter profile looks like should have no impact on Apple's bug fixing process and how long/short they took to fix the bug.
However, I am extra sensitive to the degree to which twitter is being manipulated for all sorts of ends. Sometimes things look more than a bit fishy. Usually major bug reports don’t come from 2019’s version of egg avatar + letters/numbers username + very recent activity consisting almost entirely of political posts + past tweets with interactions with obvious political manipulation bots. That is on the stranger end of things, you have to admit. To be clear I think it’s real, but also real weird.
Personally I think a bug report story is not a particularly plausible strategy for such a thing - this person’s concern seems entirely genuine - but crazier things have been done for money. I’m relatively skeptical of complaints from companies about short sellers and bad press, but also recognize that stock manipulation happens a lot more than most ppl are aware of.
Ps: As others noted maybe it’s fair enough if support failed to acknowledge the bug quickly enough.
Imagine how many people are vulnerable out there - I'm already starting to read some complaints on the internet that some people were unknowingly sharing a video of them taking a shower, etc.
Yes, if options purchases were made before the market found out.
Yes, if their intentions were to change stock prices with the announcement in any respect whatsoever, whether up down in price and/or in volatility.
No, if they were not intending to change the stock market with the announcement, regardless of the fact that they did. (Naïveté happens. So does unconcern. Still, No.)
odd that this is so recent and the twitter account is so fresh, with so many facetime sessions esp with ios being popular among those in infosec
1) The entire world of iPhone users
2) The financial markets (Apple suffers)
3) The financial markets (non-Apple benefits)
4) The political sphere (distraction from)
5) Deniability (they got their recording and leaked the bug to deny how)
Linked tweet shows an email signature on reply from “Deven” of “Apple Product Security” and the senders original message. >> https://twitter.com/mgt7500/status/1090079031666438144?s=21
I am willing to give details and provide a home video
that I to ok to show you the flaw, but would like to
discuss this with someone prior to doing so...
It is unclear whether Apple provides a reward program
for non-... [cut off]