Millions of Apple AirPlay-enabled devices can be hacked via Wi-Fi thanks to a collection of bugs known as AirBorne, cybersecurity researchers say.
Millions of Apple Airplay-Enabled Devices Can Be Hacked via Wi-Fi
Researchers reveal a collection of bugs known as AirBorne that would allow any hacker on the same Wi-Fi network as a third-party AirPlay-enabled device to surreptitiously run their own code on it.
www.wired.com
May 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Millions of Apple AirPlay-enabled devices can be hacked via Wi-Fi thanks to a collection of bugs known as AirBorne, cybersecurity researchers say.
Researchers reveal a collection of bugs known as AirBorne that would allow any hacker on the same Wi-Fi network as a third-party AirPlay-enabled device to surreptitiously run their own code on it. www.wired.com/story/airbor...
Millions of Apple Airplay-Enabled Devices Can Be Hacked via Wi-Fi
Researchers reveal a collection of bugs known as AirBorne that would allow any hacker on the same Wi-Fi network as a third-party AirPlay-enabled device to surreptitiously run their own code on it.
www.wired.com
April 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Researchers reveal a collection of bugs known as AirBorne that would allow any hacker on the same Wi-Fi network as a third-party AirPlay-enabled device to surreptitiously run their own code on it. www.wired.com/story/airbor...
I think appliance review sites should have a separate 'no 'smart' features' vertical because I do feel like there are a growing number of people who don't need a wi-fi enabled dishwasher or a washing machine that requires a subscription or a fridge that can be hacked.
April 8, 2026 at 2:48 PM
I think appliance review sites should have a separate 'no 'smart' features' vertical because I do feel like there are a growing number of people who don't need a wi-fi enabled dishwasher or a washing machine that requires a subscription or a fridge that can be hacked.
You can judge them once you’ve invented anything as good as a wi-fi enabled stove that is also racist
February 7, 2025 at 2:13 AM
You can judge them once you’ve invented anything as good as a wi-fi enabled stove that is also racist
do not need an oven to be "wi-fi enabled"
October 20, 2024 at 11:08 PM
do not need an oven to be "wi-fi enabled"
I propose replacing it with a new metaphor, "you can't put the juice back in the proprietary Juicero wi-fi enabled cold-pressed juice pack"
Why is it that tech and AI boosters keep saying "you can't put the genie back in the bottle" when making arguments about AI's supposed inevitable dominance? Did they not read the story? The genie does, indeed, go back in the bottle. Maybe we should start there.
December 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I propose replacing it with a new metaphor, "you can't put the juice back in the proprietary Juicero wi-fi enabled cold-pressed juice pack"
I’m sorry but your wi-fi enabled litterbox constantly breaking is quite literally the internet of shit
March 13, 2024 at 6:53 AM
I’m sorry but your wi-fi enabled litterbox constantly breaking is quite literally the internet of shit
The list at www.secretservice.gov/prohibitedit... is all generic stuff you'd expect and then
- Flipper Zero
- Pineapple Wi-Fi router
- Raspberry-Pi enabled devices
Huh.
- Flipper Zero
- Pineapple Wi-Fi router
- Raspberry-Pi enabled devices
Huh.
June 7, 2026 at 1:19 AM
The list at www.secretservice.gov/prohibitedit... is all generic stuff you'd expect and then
- Flipper Zero
- Pineapple Wi-Fi router
- Raspberry-Pi enabled devices
Huh.
- Flipper Zero
- Pineapple Wi-Fi router
- Raspberry-Pi enabled devices
Huh.
NEW: Researchers found vulnerabilities in AirPlay that allow an attacker to spread malware if they’re on the same wi-fi network. Apple patched, but potentially hundreds of millions of 3rd party devices remain vulnerable @lhn.bsky.social & @agreenberg.bsky.social report www.wired.com/story/airbor...
Millions of Apple Airplay-Enabled Devices Can Be Hacked via Wi-Fi
Researchers reveal a collection of bugs known as AirBorne that would allow any hacker on the same Wi-Fi network as a third-party AirPlay-enabled device to surreptitiously run their own code on it.
www.wired.com
April 29, 2025 at 12:38 PM
NEW: Researchers found vulnerabilities in AirPlay that allow an attacker to spread malware if they’re on the same wi-fi network. Apple patched, but potentially hundreds of millions of 3rd party devices remain vulnerable @lhn.bsky.social & @agreenberg.bsky.social report www.wired.com/story/airbor...
the year is 2027. you wake up, sun looks weird again. in an encrypted messenger you discuss which liquids are best at shorting out the secret police's electric gloves. two rogue AIs are doing battle in your wi-fi enabled AC unit. treasury is doing something with the yen for the fourth time
August 12, 2026 at 2:43 AM
the year is 2027. you wake up, sun looks weird again. in an encrypted messenger you discuss which liquids are best at shorting out the secret police's electric gloves. two rogue AIs are doing battle in your wi-fi enabled AC unit. treasury is doing something with the yen for the fourth time
Dude... This is a wi fi enabled flight!! Im using wi fi!! ON THE FLIGHT!!!
July 7, 2024 at 9:47 PM
Dude... This is a wi fi enabled flight!! Im using wi fi!! ON THE FLIGHT!!!
I shared this a while ago, but it came back in my inbox, so I thought I’d share again because the threat is still real. Protect yourself.
#Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue
www.wired.com/story/airbor...
#Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue
www.wired.com/story/airbor...
Millions of Apple Airplay-Enabled Devices Can Be Hacked via Wi-Fi
Researchers reveal a collection of bugs known as AirBorne that would allow any hacker on the same Wi-Fi network as a third-party AirPlay-enabled device to surreptitiously run their own code on it.
www.wired.com
July 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I shared this a while ago, but it came back in my inbox, so I thought I’d share again because the threat is still real. Protect yourself.
#Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue
www.wired.com/story/airbor...
#Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue
www.wired.com/story/airbor...
Apple products are known for regularly receiving fixes, but given how rarely some smart-home devices are patched, it’s likely that these wirelessly enabled footholds for malware, across many of the hundreds of models of AirPlay-enabled devices, will persist for years to come.
Millions of Apple Airplay-Enabled Devices Can Be Hacked via Wi-Fi
Researchers reveal a collection of bugs known as AirBorne that would allow any hacker on the same Wi-Fi network as a third-party AirPlay-enabled device to surreptitiously run their own code on it.
www.wired.com
April 29, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Apple products are known for regularly receiving fixes, but given how rarely some smart-home devices are patched, it’s likely that these wirelessly enabled footholds for malware, across many of the hundreds of models of AirPlay-enabled devices, will persist for years to come.
Given the likely pivot to handwritten assessments to combat student reliance on ChatGPT, I trust techbros are aware that the inventor of the Wi-Fi enabled self-driving ballpoint pen will make a fortune
July 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Given the likely pivot to handwritten assessments to combat student reliance on ChatGPT, I trust techbros are aware that the inventor of the Wi-Fi enabled self-driving ballpoint pen will make a fortune
Thrilled to unveil Food 2, my company's radical disruption of the nutrition space. Some Food 2 facts:
- first food on the blockchain
- Food 2 Premium is ad-free
- Wi-Fi enabled
- comes in three flavors (Flavor A, Berry, and Flavor C)
- Food 2.1 (2027) will have live betting odds/make you immortal
- first food on the blockchain
- Food 2 Premium is ad-free
- Wi-Fi enabled
- comes in three flavors (Flavor A, Berry, and Flavor C)
- Food 2.1 (2027) will have live betting odds/make you immortal
December 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Thrilled to unveil Food 2, my company's radical disruption of the nutrition space. Some Food 2 facts:
- first food on the blockchain
- Food 2 Premium is ad-free
- Wi-Fi enabled
- comes in three flavors (Flavor A, Berry, and Flavor C)
- Food 2.1 (2027) will have live betting odds/make you immortal
- first food on the blockchain
- Food 2 Premium is ad-free
- Wi-Fi enabled
- comes in three flavors (Flavor A, Berry, and Flavor C)
- Food 2.1 (2027) will have live betting odds/make you immortal
Flaws in Apple's AirPlay protocol for streaming media to speakers, TVs, and set-top boxes have left millions of these devices vulnerable to being hijacked by any hacker on the same Wifi network.
Many of these devices never receive patches.
www.wired.com/story/airbor...
Many of these devices never receive patches.
www.wired.com/story/airbor...
Millions of Apple Airplay-Enabled Devices Can Be Hacked via Wi-Fi
Researchers reveal a collection of bugs known as AirBorne that would allow any hacker on the same Wi-Fi network as a third-party AirPlay-enabled device to surreptitiously run their own code on it.
www.wired.com
April 29, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Flaws in Apple's AirPlay protocol for streaming media to speakers, TVs, and set-top boxes have left millions of these devices vulnerable to being hijacked by any hacker on the same Wifi network.
Many of these devices never receive patches.
www.wired.com/story/airbor...
Many of these devices never receive patches.
www.wired.com/story/airbor...
I don't want a microwave that is wi-fi enabled and voice controlled just heat my old coffee up man
October 14, 2024 at 6:48 PM
I don't want a microwave that is wi-fi enabled and voice controlled just heat my old coffee up man
Ring is the hook that gets “sidewalk”enabled…. Yes they use a network of pirated wi fi that you maintain
February 12, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Ring is the hook that gets “sidewalk”enabled…. Yes they use a network of pirated wi fi that you maintain
Two line horror story:
"I got a new washing machine today,
It's wi-fi enabled"
"I got a new washing machine today,
It's wi-fi enabled"
November 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Two line horror story:
"I got a new washing machine today,
It's wi-fi enabled"
"I got a new washing machine today,
It's wi-fi enabled"
the world’s first wi-fi enabled meat
November 19, 2024 at 5:08 PM
the world’s first wi-fi enabled meat
Now newly uncovered security flaws in AirPlay mean that those same wireless connections could allow hackers to move within a network just as easily, spreading malicious code from one infected device to another.
Millions of Apple Airplay-Enabled Devices Can Be Hacked via Wi-Fi
Researchers reveal a collection of bugs known as AirBorne that would allow any hacker on the same Wi-Fi network as a third-party AirPlay-enabled device to surreptitiously run their own code on it.
www.wired.com
April 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Now newly uncovered security flaws in AirPlay mean that those same wireless connections could allow hackers to move within a network just as easily, spreading malicious code from one infected device to another.