US govt. issues warning to Apple users over iOS bug

As society moves to mobile payments and cell phones essentially carrying some of the most personal information in a person’s life comes a new warning from the U.S. government that a vulnerability in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s iOS cell phone operating system can allow hackers to steal sensitive data.

Apple products vulnerable to hack

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s products have generally been less prone to attacks by hackers, but the new “Masque Attack,” revealed in an online bulletin from the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center and the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Teams,...