PrivateDrop in the News

Our USENIX Security'21 paper PrivateDrop: Practical Privacy-Preserving Authentication for Apple AirDrop (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)