This bug was well known, as well as the other security bug Apple still needs to address. The security in iOS is a shambles every iOS breaks some form of security in iOS and Apple response silence until someone makes it public knowledge
Shambles is such an over exaggeration. It's a bug and small one that affected no one adversely.
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I get what you're saying, and mostly agree. But given what I've seen in macOS and iOS as of late, I would not say Apple engineers are at the top.
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Reports seem to suggest it was reported a week prior. It would seem a breakdown in processes contributed to the delayed reaction. That breakdown is still on Apple though.
Nobody has any idea how many junk bug reports they work through daily. Some repeatable and some not easily repeated. I would say ones from developers and security researchers get the highest priority than ones reported by housewives. Someone has to sort through the garbage to get to the true bug reports. What we also don't know is if the ability to shut off Group FaceTime existed and was functional the day it was reported + any lag time in seeing it. Not acknowledging something before a fix or partial fix can be put in place is better than accepting it as a bug and broadcasting it. Apple knows that even if you broadcast to every user to turn off Group FaceTime most would ignore it.
I'll add that I am suspect the child actually found it and am suspicious of the mother who has retained a lawyer. Seems like someone might have pumped them with the info or they are looking for a payout.