---
title: Apple Fixes 911 Flaw in Latest iOS Update
metaTitle: "Apple Fixes 911 Flaw in Latest Ios Update"
slug: apple-fixes-911-flaw-in-latest-ios-update
date: "2017-03-31T15:34:25-05:00"
image:
  src: "https://cdn.securelogix.dev/slx/images/undefined.webp"
sourcePublisher:
  name: Wall Street Journal
  url: on.wsj.com
sourceArticle:
  url: "http://on.wsj.com/2ogllK4"
tags: [Apple, Call Center Security, "Emergency Services & 911 Systems", iPhone, TDoS]
status: published
---

March 31, 2017

Among the changes in an iPhone software update Apple Inc. released this week: a fix aimed at preventing cyberattacks on 911 centers in the U.S.

The vulnerability was exposed in October after an 18-year-old in Arizona allegedly designed code that would cause iPhones to repeatedly dial 911. A link to the code went viral on Twitter, as teenagers...