None of the articles mentioned actually contacting Apple (unless I missed it) so they appear to have bypassed responsible disclosure and gone straight for personal publicity.
It could be they did, and the writers choose not to mention it but the media are usually keen to tag on the "Apple were told about this X days ago" data.
It could be they did, and the writers choose not to mention it but the media are usually keen to tag on the "Apple were told about this X days ago" data.