Apple Says Software Flaws Are Fixed

The hacking techniques released by WikiLeaks this week have all been fixed.

New documents from WikiLeaks, posted Thursday, March 23, 2017, point to an apparent CIA program to hack Apple’s iPhones and Mac computers such that the exploits persist even after the devices are reset to factory conditions. Apple says the purported hacking techniques have all been fixed in recent iPhones and Mac computers.
New documents from WikiLeaks, posted Thursday, March 23, 2017, point to an apparent CIA program to hack Apple’s iPhones and Mac computers such that the exploits persist even after the devices are reset to factory conditions. Apple says the purported hacking techniques have all been fixed in recent iPhones and Mac computers.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Apple says purported hacking techniques released by WikiLeaks this week have all been fixed in recent iPhones and Mac computers.

Documents released Thursday pointed to an apparent CIA program to hack Apple devices using techniques that users couldn't disable by resetting their devices.

The iPhone hack was limited to the 3G model from 2008. In a statement late Thursday, Apple says the flaw was fixed with the release of the iPhone 3GS a year later. Apple also says the Mac vulnerabilities were all corrected in all Macs launched after 2013.

Apple's statement is consistent with assessments from security experts, who say that many of the apparent vulnerabilities were in older technology.

Apple is going further in saying those flaws have all been remedied, based on its preliminary analysis.

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