Apple just released its iOS 13 update worldwide and to ir worst nightmare, privacy and security concerns have already been causing a huge uproar among iPhone users. Here's what has happened: A major security flaw has reportedly been discovered in iOS 13 update that exposes iPhone users' contact details without requiring any auntication or identification. Shockingly, Apple was aware of this flaw since July, CNN reports citing someone who originally reported it to Apple.

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But for hackers, it wouldn't be possible to remotely access contact details stored on iPhones running latest iOS 13, though. According to report, hackers trying to access contacts stored on your iPhone would require physical access to your device in order to complete hack. But once your iPhone is in hacker's possession, y could easily bypass Face ID auntication. Once hack is complete, hackers can access your iPhone's address book, see contact information, most recent contacts, etc.

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What's issue?

In July, a cybersecurity researcher Jose Rodriguez reported a 'passcode bypass' to Apple. Apple team followed-up with Rodriguez on calls and emails after which he demonstrated flaw to company. Unsure wher Apple will consider it a flaw and fix it in latest software update, Rodriguez decided to make his discovery public. While it continues to affect iOS 13 users, Apple is fixing issue in next software update: iOS 13.1.

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iOS 13 features

iOS 13 brings Dark mode to iPhones. New features and enhancements for Photos are also taken care of. It offers new camera features in terms of adjustments to portrait lighting intensity and more. It also adds new Map features, enhanced Siri experience, AR capabilities, and more. Last but t least, Apple also has certain security and privacy features to offer that we will be discussing in detail in a separate article. So stay tuned!

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