A French hacker claims he has found a flaw in the iPhone’s text messaging service. The vulnerability could let an attacker send a message pretending to be from a bank, credit card company or other trusted source. An attacker does not need to get malware pass Apple, which approves all mobile apps before they are sold on the App Store, the only legitimate site for downloading software for Apple mobile devices. The hacker, who calls himself “pod2g,” said the flaw is “severe” and affects all current versions of iOS and iOS 6 beta 4.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2132126/iphone-sms-bug-said-to-be-serious-threat.html