Criticism of Security In AirPlay: You have to be careful for this

Researchers have discovered a criticism of security of security in AirPlay. Millions of devices are vulnerable worldwide.

Criticism of Security In AirPlay: You have to be careful for this

Researchers have found a criticism of Lek in Apple AirPlay. This allows hackers to take over devices in a devious way and distribute harmful software, and without you realizing it.

You mainly run a risk if you are connected to a public Wi-Fi network. The vulnerability, which has been given the name ‘Airborne’, not only meets iPhones and iPads, but also other devices that work with AirPlay. The vulnerability has been discovered by it Cyber ​​security company Oligo Security.

With the Airborne security, malicious parties can get control over your devices that support AirPlay, such as iPhones, iPads, MacBooks, Apple TVs and various other devices such as Smart TVs, speakers and more.

In a short video below it is shown how Airborne works at a MacBook with Apple Music.

You can do this to protect yourself

Apple has now released some updates. But many devices are still vulnerable. It is therefore important to always update both your Apple devices and other AirPlay-compatible devices as quickly as possible against this security vulnerable. So check in the house which devices support AirPlay and check if there is an update available.

In addition, you can also switch off AirPlay if you don’t use it. You do that on your iPhone in ‘Settings> General> AirPlay and continuity’. Then tap ‘Use AirPlay’. There you can then choose ‘Never’, ‘Question’ and ‘Automatic’.

Furthermore, you must of course always pay attention with public WiFi networks. And if it is not necessary, it is better to ignore it anyway. Public networks are regularly used by criminals to find out passwords and bank details. They create a WiFi hotspot with the same name, after which users log in unsuspectingly. Then the criminals see exactly what is happening on the phone, with all its consequences.