Last month, Microsoft rolled out the Phone Link feature to iOS for all Windows 11 users.
Phone Link has been around for quite some time, and it allows users to connect their Android phone to their PC via a Wi-Fi connection.
Microsoft’s newly released Phone Link feature for Windows 11 users, which allows iPhone owners to view notifications on their Windows computers, may pose a significant security risk.
According to app developer Serto Software, the inclusion of the new Windows 11 feature raises concerns about potential security vulnerabilities that could be exploited by cyberstalkers to target iPhone users.
Phone Link has been around for quite some time, and it allows users to connect their Android phone to their PC via a Wi-Fi connection.
Last month, Microsoft rolled out the Phone Link feature for iOS to all Windows 11 users with iMessage support in 39 languages in 85 markets around the world.
As per the report, potential cyber stalkers can easily set this app on someone else’s iPhone without any obvious indication that their data is being shared.
Cyber stalkers having physical access to their victim’s iPhone can set up a phone link with their own Windows PC and spy on their iMessages and phone calls without the victim’s knowledge.
This type of cyberstalking can be extremely harmful because it can be used by abusive partners, parents, or friends to track a victim’s location.
In addition, the report suggested that users regularly check which Bluetooth devices their iPhone automatically connects to, and that if they do not recognize one, they can unpair their device via Settings. .
To unpair, open ‘Settings’, then tap ‘Bluetooth’, then tap the icon next to the unknown device and finally tap the ‘Forget this device’ option.
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