Apple has just published this major warning to all iPhone users
There is a series of security vulnerabilities that must be correct immediately.
If you are an iPhone owner, you probably use it to make any food order to reserve flight reservations. At this point, the pocket technological wonder has become an additional appendix we are counting on doing a lot of things. But if you read this on your device, take notification: Apple has just published a major warning to all iPhone users to do that one thing immediately. Read on what this alert could mean for you.
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Apple has issued a warning that all iPhone users must immediately update their software.
Any owner of the iPhone is certainly no stranger to this type of manufacturer's alert: Apple isWarning All iPhone users To download the latest operating software as quickly as possible as part of a major security update. The company says that the version of iOS 14.6 will treat 43 existingSecurity vulnerabilities In the existing software, including some that are considered potentially serious,Strong reports.
An expert called the current security defects "as bad as possible."
As usual, Apple remains deliberately vague on whichsafety defects He repairs with the last update, which indicates that the computer hackers have not yet exploited the existing loopholes. But according to an expert, the most serious updates seem to involve Webkit, which is the engine that feeds the Apple safari browser that has been at the center of other recent security loopholes on the device.
According toSean Wright, Responsible for the safety of SME applications on immersive laboratories, the malicious code could be executed only "could be chained with some of the higher level vulnerabilities to lead to a compromise of the entire device" due to deficiencies. Specific security in WebKit. "It's about as bad as it becomes," he saysStrong.
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You should check if your phone immediately runs the updated software.
Wright urged someone who uses an iPhone to download the latest update "as soon as possible." Fortunately, he stated that existing problems can easily be repaired: "There is an available update to solve these problems, and as far as we can say, none of the vulnerabilities are actively exploited."
If you are unsure if the last update has come for your iPhone, you can easily check andStart the download yourself. To begin, tap "Settings" and click "General", then "Software Update". If your device is up to date, it will run iOS 14.6.
Some neat upgrades are also available with the last update.
Fortunately, the last update is not just a hotfix for a major security loophole. IOS 14.6 also includes someUseful upgrades For your phone, including the new subscription options for podcasts, important updates of the new APPLE AIRTAG tracking devices and a bug fix that disconnects calls when using Bluetooth.
But even if you do not have an iPhone, the update also affects other popular Apple products. The latest version includes new software for iPad, Apple Watch, Appletv and Mac Computers.
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