Our USENIX Security'21 paper PrivateDrop: Practical Privacy-Preserving Authentication for Apple AirDrop (PDF file) (opens in new tab) by Alexander Heinrich, Matthias Hollick, Thomas Schneider, Milan Stute, and Christian Weinert is featured in the news! More details and a pre-print available at https://privatedrop.github.io (see here for German version).

University press releases (21.04.21):

• TU Darmstadt: Apple AirDrop shares more than files / Apple AirDrop teilt nicht nur Dateien
• idw: Apple AirDrop shares more than files / Apple AirDrop teilt nicht nur Dateien

National newspapers and websites (all in German):

• All Tech News: Apple AirDrop Bug könnte Ihre persönlichen Daten an jeden in der Nähe leaken (26.04.21)
• apfelpage: AirDrop verrät unter Umständen leicht eigene Rufnummer und E-Mail-Adresse (23.04.21)
• Apfelpatient: AirDrop-Exploit kann E-Mails und Telefonnummern enthüllen (23.04.21)
• appgefahren: AirDrop: Sicherheitslücke verrät Telefonnummer und Mailadresse an Fremde (23.04.21)
• BASIC thinking: Airdrop: Darum sollten Apple-Nutzer die Funktion deaktivieren (27.04.21)
• CHIP: iPhone-Nutzer gefährdet: Forscher warnen vor Sicherheitslücke bei beliebtem Apple-Feature (26.04.21)
• Computer Bild: Datenschutzleck: Sensible Daten aus AirDrop auslesbar (27.04.21)
• connect: Apple AirDrop kann Kontaktinformationen preisgeben (26.04.21)
• Echo: Sicherheitsrisiko für Apple-Nutzer (11.05.21)
• ELEKTRONIKPRAXIS: Apple AirDrop teilt nicht nur Dateien (26.04.21)
• Finanztrends: Apple-Aktie: Deshalb ist jetzt höchste Vorsicht angesagt! (26.04.21)
• futurezone: AirDrop-Sicherheitslücke erlaubt Auslesen von Kontaktdaten (24.04.21)
• Golem: Datenlecks bei Airdrop (26.04.21)
• heise: Sicherheitsforscher: AirDrop kann Kontaktdaten des iPhone-Besitzers preisgeben (23.04.21)
• ifun: AirDrop geht freizügig mit persönlichen Daten um (23.04.21)
• IT-BUSINESS: Apple AirDrop teilt nicht nur Dateien (28.04.21)
• it-daily: Apple Airdrop leaked sensible PII-Daten seiner Nutzer (27.04.21)
• iTopnews: AirDrop: Privatsphäre-Problem kann Telefonnummer verraten (23.04.21)
• Kronen Zeitung: Sicherheitslücke in Apples AirDrop entdeckt (26.04.21)
• Macerkopf: Forscher entdecken Datenschutzlücke bei AirDrop (23.04.21)
• MacGadget: TU Darmstadt entdeckt Datenschutzlücke in AirDrop (26.04.21)
• MacLife: AirDrop gibt deine persönlichen Daten an Fremde heraus (24.04.21)
• MacTechNews: AirDrop unsicher? Forscher der TU Darmstadt monieren Sicherheitslücke (24.04.21)
• Macwelt: Sicherheitslücke bei Airdrop: Kontaktdaten gefährdet (26.04.21)
• scinexx: Sicherheitslücke bei Apple AirDrop (26.04.21)
• Swiss IT Magazine: Apples Airdrop verrät Mail-Adressen und Telefonnummern (29.04.21)
• SWR: Forscher warnen vor Sicherheitslücke bei Apples-AirDrop (26.04.21)
• t3n: Airdrop verrät eure Telefonnummer und E-Mail-Adresse (26.04.21)
• tarnkappe: AirDrop: TU Darmstadt findet eklatante Sicherheitslücke in Apple-Service (25.04.21)
• WeLiveSecurity: Datenschutzlücke in Apples AirDrop‑Protokoll entdeckt (26.04.21)

International newspapers and websites:

• 9to5Mac: AirDrop flaw can easily reveal your phone number and email address to strangers (23.04.21)
• AppleInsider: 'Severe' AirDrop exploit could expose email and phone number in highly specific circumstances (23.04.21)
• Ars Technica: Apple’s AirDrop leaks users’ PII (24.04.21)
• BGR: Apple has yet to fix a scary security flaw that hackers can use in AirDrop (23.04.21)
• ChannelNews: Privacy Flaw Discovered In Apple’s AirDrop Function (26.04.21)
• CNET: AirDrop could be hacked to reveal personal information, researchers say (23.04.21)
• Cult of Mac: AirDrop flaw potentially reveals users’ email and phone number (23.04.21)
• Cyber Defense Magazine: Boffins found a bug in Apple AirDrop (28.04.21)
• CyberScoop: Researchers find flaw that leaks email addresses from Apple's AirDrop (23.04.21)
• Daily Mail: Some 1.5 BILLION Apple users may be at risk of AirDrop flaw that lets hackers steal phone numbers and emails, experts warn (23.04.21)
• Digital Trends: Researchers find a scary data vulnerability in Apple’s AirDrop (23.04.21)
• Forbes: Serious Warning Issued For Apple’s 1.65 Billion iPad, iPhone And MacBook Users (24.04.21)
• Gadgets Now: AirDrop flaw may reveal iPhone users' phone number, email address, claim researchers (23.04.21)
• GizChina: Apple AirDrop Vulnerability Affects 1.5 Billion Devices (24.04.21)
• Gizmodo: AirDrop Security Flaw Exposes 1.5 Billion Apple Devices, Researchers Say (23.04.21)
• HackersOnlineClub: Unpatched AirDrop Bug Threatens 1.5 Billion Apple Users Private Info (26.04.21)
• HotForSecurity: Apple AirDrop Flaws Could Let Hackers Grab Users’ Phone Numbers and Email Addresses (23.04.21)
• iMore: 'Significant' security flaw found in Apple's AirDrop (24.04.21)
• Komando: Change this iPhone setting now! Simple fix protects you from privacy bug (26.04.21)
• Laptop Mag: AirDrop has 'severe' privacy leak that exposes iPhone data (23.04.21)
• Light Stalking: Possible Weakness in Apple’s Airdrop Security May Expose User Data (24.04.21)
• MacRumors: Researchers Discover AirDrop Security Flaw That Could Expose Personal Data to Strangers (23.04.21)
• Mashable: Why iPhone owners should turn off AirDrop. Now. (23.04.21)
• MSN: Some 1.5 BILLION Apple users may be at risk of AirDrop flaw (23.04.21)
• MUO: Report: An AirDrop Security Flaw Can Reveal Your Personal Information (26.04.21)
• Naked Security: Apple AirDrop has “significant privacy leak”, say German researchers (23.04.21)
• Naked Security: Just how (un)safe is AirDrop? (24.04.21)
• Nintendo Power: Apple does not just share Air Drop files (26.04.21)
• PCWorld: Security firm warns of ‘significant privacy leak’ in AirDrop (23.04.21)
• PetaPixel: Apple Airdrop Puts User Data at Risk Through Privacy Flaw (23.04.21)
• PhoneArena: Here's how Apple iPhone users can stop AirDrop from leaking personal data to hackers (23.04.21)
• Pocket-lint: Apple AirDrop security flaw exposes phone numbers and email address to nearby strangers (26.04.21)
• Pocketnow: Apple’s AirDrop is vulnerable to private data leak (27.04.21)
• screenrant: AirDrop Privacy Flaw Has 1.5 Billion Devices At Risk: What You Should Know (24.04.21)
• Security Affairs: Boffins found a bug in Apple AirDrop that could leak users’ personal info (26.04.21)
• Sensors Tech Forum: Severe Apple AirDrop Vulnerability Could Expose Personal Details of Users (26.04.21)
• SlashGear: AirDrop leaks users numbers and emails says researchers (25.04.21)
• SiliconANGLE: Security issue in Apple Airdrop allow attackers to steal personal information (25.04.21)
• Techaeris: Apple AirDrop security flaw has been known since 2019 but has not been addressed by Apple (25.04.21)
• TechRepublic: Apple AirDrop users reportedly vulnerable to security flaw (26.04.21)
• TechSpot: AirDrop security flaw discovered in 2019 can still expose your personal information (23.04.21)
• Tech Times: Apple AirDrop Vulnerability: 1.5B Users in Danger Says Research (24.04.21)
• Tech Times: Apple Gives No Response to Researchers Raising Flags Over AirDrop Vulnerability (25.04.21)
• Tech Xplore: Researchers say changing simple iPhone setting fixes long-standing privacy bug (26.04.21)
• The Apple Post: AirDrop security flaw could show phone number and email address to strangers (23.04.21)
• The Hacker News: Apple AirDrop Bug Could Leak Your Personal Info to Anyone Nearby (26.04.21)
• The Record: AirDrop bugs expose Apple users’ email addresses, phone numbers (21.04.21)
• The Register: Apple, you've AirDrop'd the ball (22.04.21)
• ThreatWire: AirDrop Flaw Reveals PII (27.04.21)
• Tom's Guide: Apple AirDrop may leak phone numbers and email addresses (23.04.21)
• Trusted Reviews: Apple AirDrop flaw ‘exposes phone numbers and email addresses’ to all (23.04.21)
• USA Today: Researchers say changing simple iPhone setting fixes long-standing privacy bug (24.04.21)
• WeLiveSecurity: AirDrop flaws could leak phone numbers (22.04.21)
• WIRED: AirDrop Is Leaking Email Addresses and Phone Numbers (27.04.21)
• Yahoo: Apple has yet to fix a scary security flaw that hackers can use in AirDrop (23.04.21)

Social news websites and blogs:

• Hacker News: Apple AirDrop shares more than files (21.04.21)
• Reddit: Apple’s AirDrop leaks users’ PII, and there’s not much they can do about it (25.04.21)