# Hacking Apple iPhones and iPads by sending emails to the victims

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**Created:** [April 23, 2020, 12:56am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/hacking-apple-iphones-and-ipads-by-sending-emails-to-the-victims/81675 "2020-04-23T00:56:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 12:56am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/hacking-apple-iphones-and-ipads-by-sending-emails-to-the-victims/81675/1 "2020-04-23T00:56:50Z")

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## Two zero-day flaws in the default mailing app pre-installed on iPhones and iPads allow attackers to hack the devices just by sending emails.

> _“The attack’s scope consists of sending a specially crafted email to a victim’s mailbox enabling it to trigger the vulnerability in the context of iOS MobileMail application on iOS 12 or maild on iOS 13,” [explained](https://blog.zecops.com/vulnerabilities/unassisted-ios-attacks-via-mobilemail-maild-in-the-wild/)ZecOps researchers_ . _“Additional kernel vulnerability would provide full device access – we suspect that these attackers had another vulnerability.”_

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> Two zero-day flaws in the default mailing app pre-installed on iPhones and iPads allow attackers to hack the devices just by sending emails.