Apple finds no evidence hackers exploited iPhone, iPad mail flaw

The US company is countering assertions by cybersecurity company ZecOps Inc that software flaws may have allowed hackers to infiltrate iPhones and other iOS devices for more than a year. — AP

Apple Inc said it found no evidence of cyberattackers exploiting newly discovered vulnerabilities in the Mail app for iPhone and iPad, software used by hundreds of millions of people worldwide.

The US company is countering assertions by cybersecurity company ZecOps Inc that software flaws may have allowed hackers to infiltrate iPhones and other iOS devices for more than a year. Apple launched an investigation and said in a statement the mail issues were insufficient by themselves to allow cyberattackers to bypass built-in security, adding it will issue a fix soon.