More iOS 16 Problems Reported For iPhone Owners - Forbes

iOS 16 is a buggy mess, with Apple releasing a bid of dedicated bug fixes that person barely scratched the surface. And now, caller probe has discovered that arguably the worst occupation successful iOS is adjacent worse successful iOS 16.

Speaking to MacRumors, information researchers Tommy Mysk and Talal Haj Bakry of Mysk uncover that iOS 16 leaks idiosyncratic information erstwhile utilizing a VPN. This occupation has been ongoing since iOS 13.3.1. What makes it worse is Apple introduced a caller ‘Lockdown Mode’ successful iOS 16, but the researchers recovered it leaks adjacent much information than the modular mode. Something which has perchance superior repercussions.

“We corroborate that iOS 16 does pass with Apple services extracurricular an progressive VPN tunnel. Worse, it leaks DNS requests. #Apple services that flight the VPN transportation see Health, Maps, Wallet,” the researchers tweeted on with an explanatory video.

“The Lockdown Mode leaks much postulation extracurricular the VPN passageway than the ‘normal’ mode,” the researchers added. “It besides sends propulsion notification postulation extracurricular the VPN tunnel. This is weird for an utmost extortion mode.”

Contrast this with Apple’s statement of Lockdown Mode successful its support documents:

“Lockdown Mode is an optional, utmost extortion that’s designed for the precise fewer individuals who, due to the fact that of who they are oregon what they do, mightiness beryllium personally targeted by immoderate of the astir blase integer threats. Most radical are ne'er targeted by attacks of this nature.”

“When Lockdown Mode is enabled, your instrumentality won’t relation similar it typically does,” Apple continues. “ To trim the onslaught aboveground that perchance could beryllium exploited by highly targeted mercenary spyware, definite apps, websites, and features are strictly constricted for information and immoderate experiences mightiness not beryllium disposable astatine all.”

There’s a differentiation to beryllium made present betwixt attacks and information retention. Still, it is tenable to presume that anyone utilizing Lockdown Mode would not expect much information to beryllium leaked via VPN with it enabled than without.

I person contacted Apple astir these discoveries and volition update this nonfiction if/when I person a response.

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