Apple AirDrop Vulnerability Could Expose Data of 1.5 Billion Users to Anyone Within Wi-Fi Range

Apple’s AirDrop is one of the most popular feature for Apple users to share content among two Apple devices. A flaw has now been found in Apple’s AirDrop feature that can potentially expose all the private data of a user who is in Wi-Fi range. The flaw, found by researchers at Technische Universitat Darmstadt, a German university suggests that simply opening an iOS or macOS sharing panel could expose personal information to people in range. According to a report in Trusted Reviews, who first reported on this flaw, it could expose users’ phone numbers and email address to a stranger who is in Wi-Fi range. The Trusted Reviews report also cited a press release from the Secure Mobile Networking Lab and the Cryptography and Privacy Engineering Group as saying, “As an attacker, it is possible to learn the phone numbers and email addresses of AirDrop users – even as a complete stranger.