An exploit discovered Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability by a pair of security researchers allowed them to hack an iPhone X and access a photo that was supposedly deleted from the device . Apple was informed Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability of the security hole and a fix is on the way . As first reported Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability by Forbes , hackers Richard Zhu and Amat Cama teamed up and discovered Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability the hole that allowed access to deleted files on iOS devices running iOS 12 . This is due to a weakness in the current public version of the Safari browser . As per the Mobile Pwn2Own contest in Tokyo , Apple has been informed and the hackers were able to walk away with $ 50,000 . The hack in question would be able to retrieve more than just photos . The vulnerablitiy is found Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability in a just-in-time compiler . These are programs that translate code while a computer rather than before . And because it ’ s software , it ’ s bound to have some vulnerabilities . Software vulnerabilities are a common occurrence due to its complex nature . While developers can continue fixing Vulnerability-related.PatchVulnerability bugs , there ’ s no guarantee new holes won’t emerge Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability . The hackers were able to exploit the JIT compiler with a malicious Wi-Fi access point . However , Apple isn ’ t the only company at fault here . The pair of hackers were able to use the same exploits on Android devices including the Samsung Galaxy S9 and the Xiaomi Mi6 . The pair earned the “ Master of Pwn ” title for discovering Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability the iPhone vulnerability along with several other exploits showcased during the event . Apple should have this exploit patched Vulnerability-related.PatchVulnerability within the next few weeks . The company will likely patch Vulnerability-related.PatchVulnerability this in the next beta version of iOS 12.1.1 .