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Apple banishes expert who exposed software flaw

Apple Inc expelled a highly regarded cybersecurity expert from one of its developers' programs, stripping him of rights to build software for iPads and iPhones ...

November 09, 2011 / 09:55 IST
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Apple Inc expelled a highly regarded cybersecurity expert from one of its developers' programs, stripping him of rights to build software for iPads and iPhones after he publicly demonstrated a flaw in its iOS operating system. The electronics giant took action after Charlie Miller, a researcher with Accuvant Labs, disclosed that he had figured out a way to build apps that can secretly download other programs that are capable of stealing data, sending text messages or destroying information. Click here for full story

first published: Nov 9, 2011 09:48 am

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