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Some time ago, one of the video call applications made by Apple, FaceTime is known to have a bug or security hole that is quite serious on the iPhone device that runs the application.
The bug allows the caller to peek or see a video from the camera of the friend's contacted device, even though the call has not been picked up or received and is still ringing.
Video publications that show the demonstration of the bug, then crowded into net talk of citizens, especially the Apple smartphone users. However, did you know that the initial inventor of the bug turned out to be a teenager who was only 14 years old.
The teenager named Grant Thompson was first discovered to be someone who discovered critical bugs on the FaceTime application accidentally.
Initially Grant who was a hobby playing the Fortnite game was about to play a game with his friends, on Saturday (1/19/2019) then. To facilitate communication in the game, Grant also tried to have a conversation with his friend via the Group on the FaceTime application.
Grant also felt surprised because he could immediately hear the sound from his friend's cellphone. Even though they themselves had not raised the FaceTime call that Grant did.
Seeing this unusual thing, Grant then reported the work to his mother. Initially, the mother did not believe it, until finally Grant was able to prove it by demonstrating a bug that he found using his mother's iPhone.
Through the Twitter account @ MGT7500 , Grant's mother named Michelle Thompson finally write the nudge and mention to Apple.
"My teenager has found a fatal security hole in Apple's latest iOS. He can eavesdrop on the iPhone / iPad without approval, "Michele said through a tweet he uploaded in his personal account, accompanied by an attachment to the evidence of a bug in the form of a video.My teen found a major security flaw in Apple�s new iOS. He can listen in to your iPhone/iPad without your approval. I have video. Submitted bug report to @AppleSupport...waiting to hear back to provide details. Scary stuff! #apple #bugreport @foxnews� MGT7 (@MGT7500) January 21, 2019
But unfortunately, the Apple itself did not respond to the bug found by the Grant. But so far it's not known why Apple didn't respond to this serious bug quickly.
Nevertheless, the Apple itself had advised Michele to contact Apple's developer division.
Not long after, a finding video similar to that found by Grant Thompson was widespread and viral in social media.
FaceTime Bugs Allow Callers to Eavesdrop and Peek
Security loopholes found in FaceTime Group features on iPhone devices running iOS 12.1 and above operating systems allow callers to hear the voice from the other person's cellphone on FaceTime, without the need to wait for the call to be lifted first.
Not only found on the features of the audio-only or voice call, but other bugs are also found on the video call feature ( video calls ) in the group FaceTime.
With these bugs, callers can peer into the situation through the front camera of the receiving device without waiting for the video call to be received.
With the discovery of a serious bug, Apple was forced to turn off FaceTime Group servers so that service users cannot chat in groups. While for private conversations between FaceTime users individually, it can still be done.
Until now, as quoted from the information on their official website, Apple said that FaceTime Group servers were having problems and the service could not be used.
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