It comes after the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange revealed it had lost billions in what is being described as the ‘biggest hack in history’.
The company, called Binance, issued the warning to any iPhone users whose devices run iOS 26 or iOS 27, claiming a flaw in these versions of Apple’s software called ‘worse_query’ can let harmful apps secretly look at private information stored by other apps on the same phone.
Although the flaw itself isn’t believed to be malware, it creates a weakness for anyone using an iPhone that might have a malicious app downloaded.
Apps downloaded from outside Apple’s official App Store can pose a greater security risk, as they don’t necessarily undergo the same level of scrutiny as those approved by the tech giant. This can leave unsuspecting iPhone owners vulnerable to cybercriminals looking for a way into their devices.
