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Unpatched exploit allows malicious iOS apps to steal data

Crypto exchange Binance is warning iPhone users of a security vulnerability in iOS that could allow a malicious app to steal data from other apps on the device.

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The exploit can allow malicious apps to get data used by others

Finance apps have a big interest in maintaining security, especially when it comes to their own apps. Sometimes that protectiveness results in a warning that affects the operating system itself.

In a post to X on November 10, crypto app Binance warns of a vulnerability that affects multiple versions of iOS, including iOS 26.7.1, 27.0.1, and iOS 27.2 This time, it’s not a problem specific to Binance’s app, but instead it is referred to as an “iOS-level issue,” affecting practically all apps, reports Yahoo Finance.

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