Apple has disabled the Walkie-Talkie app from its Apple Watch products after a vulnerability was discovered enabling bad actors to eavesdrop on iPhone conversations. Apple added the feature to the watch in 2015 in its WatchOS 5 update. The bug could allow someone to listen through another customer s iPhone without consent, Apple told TechCrunch. Apple did not respond to a request for comment from Threatpost asking for further details about the vulnerability and timeline of the fix. The issue is similar to another Apple incident earlier this year where the phone giant had to make Group FaceTime temporarily unavailable following a major flaw.
Source: https://threatpost.com/apple-disables-walkie-talkie-app-due-to-eavesdropping-flaw/146410/