| Germany's IT security agency has warned that the software running Apple's iPhones, iPads and the iPod Touch has "critical weaknesses" that could be used by criminals to gain access to confidential data on the devices, the Guardian reported. |
據英國《衛報》報道，德國聯邦信息安全辦公室發布警告稱，目前美國蘋果公司大部分iPhones、iPads、iPod Touch等操作系統存在“嚴重安全隱患”，犯罪分子可能據此竊取機密。 |
| Clicking on an infected PDF file "is sufficient to infect the mobile device with malware without the user's knowledge" on several versions of Apple's iOS operating system, the federal office for information security said. |
警告稱，點擊一個被感染的PDF文件“足以使得用戶在不知情的情況下，令多種蘋果產品的iOS操作系統中毒。” |
| It possibly allows criminals to spy on passwords, planners, photos, text messages, emails and even listen in on phone conversations. |
犯罪分子可能會竊取用戶密碼、日程安排、照片、短信息、電子郵件內容，甚至竊聽電話內容。 |
| Apple has not yet issued a fix for the problem. |
蘋果公司日前尚未推出安全補丁。 |
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A spokesman for Apple Germany told the Associated Press that it was aware of the warning but would not comment on it.
(China.org.cn July 8, 2011) |
德國蘋果公司發言人向美聯社記者表示，他們已接到安全隱患通報，但尚不作評論。 |
![iPhones are among the Apple devices vulnerable to the software vulnerability reported in Germany. [Reuters]](../../attachement/jpg/site1007/20110708/001fd04cf34a0f80bb7618.jpg "iPhones are among the Apple devices vulnerable to the software vulnerability reported in Germany. [Reuters]")
