Hassan Sheet, cybersecurity expert at Semicolon Academy. (Photo provided by the company)
Hassan Sheet, a cybersecurity expert at the Lebanese company Semicolon Academy, discovered a security flaw in Apple's iOS system a month and a half ago that posed a threat to the safety of its users. The bug, which the global company resolved in its new update, allowed hackers to access users' photos on iPhones and iPads worldwide without notification, even if the facial recognition protection feature was active. How did the young Lebanese discover this malfunction, and how did this Lebanese company contribute to it? L’Orient- Le Jour looked at this discovery and its impact.iOS 18.4“It all started in 2023 when Hassan attended a training session hosted by Semicolon on ethical hacking and cybersecurity,” Majd Dhainy, 25, co-founder of the company, told L'Orient-Le Jour. Although he studied business, the young man, now 27, developed a...
Hassan Sheet, a cybersecurity expert at the Lebanese company Semicolon Academy, discovered a security flaw in Apple's iOS system a month and a half ago that posed a threat to the safety of its users. The bug, which the global company resolved in its new update, allowed hackers to access users' photos on iPhones and iPads worldwide without notification, even if the facial recognition protection feature was active. How did the young Lebanese discover this malfunction, and how did this Lebanese company contribute to it? L’Orient- Le Jour looked at this discovery and its impact.iOS 18.4“It all started in 2023 when Hassan attended a training session hosted by Semicolon on ethical hacking and cybersecurity,” Majd Dhainy, 25, co-founder of the company, told L'Orient-Le Jour. Although he studied business, the young man, now 27, developed...