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Researcher tricks Apple's Find My into sharing location data with Linux

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A security researcher has successfully tricked Apple's Find My network into sharing location data with a Linux system. By exploiting a vulnerability in the Find My protocol, the researcher was able to relay location information from an Apple device to a Linux machine, bypassing intended security measures. AI

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Researcher tricks Apple's Find My into sharing location data with Linux

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  1. The Register — AI TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Researcher tricks Apple’s Find My into sharing location data with Linux

    Clever protocol wrangling gets iBiz-only people tracking working on a non-iGadget

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