It enables Apple device users to transfer data to other Apple devices seamlessly. Now, word is that AirDrop is riddled with a bug that enables hackers to steal users’ phone numbers and email addresses. According to a report by the Technical University of Darmstadt, AirDrop has a bug that could lead an attacker to learn the phone numbers and email addresses of AirDrop users even as a complete stranger. Simply said, hackers can decode the encoded data containing phone numbers and email addresses easily. The company, however, hasn’t taken any action in this regard putting more than 1.5 billion Apple device owners at a risk.

Source: Hindustan Times April 24, 2021 13:16 UTC