Yesterday, Monday, Apple issued “emergency” security updates for a number of its products to fill a security vulnerability that hackers could exploit at this moment.
If the reader owns an iPhone, iPad or Mac, experts strongly recommend updating the device as soon as possible.
Apple released the update as a rapid security response, in an effort to fix a software vulnerability that the company says could see active exploits in the meantime.
The vulnerability could allow a cybercriminal to spread malware on a target device, by tricking the user into opening malicious web pages, Blebin Computer explains.
Updates are available for iOS 16.5.1, iPadOS 16.5.1, and macOS Ventura 13.4.1.
The details available about this threat are scarce, as the name of the hacking group involved is not given, and there are no statistics on the number of people who were targeted.
The alert only states that the problem was reported by an anonymous researcher, and that there is evidence of active exploitation of the vulnerability.
Because of this unsettling ambiguity, there is really nothing the user can do but update the device’s system, right away.
2023-07-11 12:24:59
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