INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Apple disclosed serious security vulnerabilities for iPhones, iPads and Macs that could potentially allow attackers to take complete control
of these devices.Apple released two security reports about the issue on Wednesday, although they didn&t receive wide attention outside of
tech publications, AP reported.Apple&s explanation of the vulnerability means a hacker could get &full admin access& to the device
That would allow intruders to impersonate the device&s owner and subsequently run any software in their name, said Rachel Tobac, CEO of
SocialProof Security.Security experts have advised users to update affected devices — the iPhone6S and later models; several models of the
iPad, including the 5th generation and later, all iPad Pro models and the iPad Air 2; and Mac computers running MacOS Monterey
The flaw also affects some iPod models.Apple did not say in the reports how, where or by whom the vulnerabilities were discovered
In all cases, it cited an anonymous researcher.Commercial spyware companies such as Israel&s NSO Group are known for identifying and taking
advantage of such flaws, exploiting them in malware that surreptitiously infects targets& smartphones, siphons their contents and surveils
the targets in real time.NSO Group has been blacklisted by the U.S
Its spyware is known to have been used in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America against journalists, dissidents and human rights
activists.Security researcher Will Strafach said he had seen no technical analysis of the vulnerabilities that Apple has just patched
The company has previously acknowledged similarly serious flaws and, in what Strafach estimated to be perhaps a dozen occasions, has noted
that it was aware of reports that such security holes had been exploited.The post Apple warns of security flaw for iPhones, iPads and Macs
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