And “Apple” indicated that the vulnerability was included in the “iOS 15” update, and it recorded conversations, regardless of whether the user chose not to subscribe to the “Siri” service, according to the ZNet website report.
The flaw automatically helped set up “Improve Siri and Dictation,” which gives Apple permission to record, store, and review conversations with Siri.
For its part, Apple confirmed, in statements to The Verge, yesterday, Wednesday, that it detected the vulnerability shortly after the release of “iOS 15”, and stopped reviewing any recordings received inadvertently, and it also deleted the information received. of the affected devices.
And it continued that after the discovery of the vulnerability, it turned off the feature for “many users”, and corrected the enabling settings when it released the next update “iOS 15.2”.
However, Apple did not clarify – in its response – the number of iPhone phones that were affected by the security vulnerability, or when it was specifically exposed.