Apple Releases Urgent Security Updates for iPhone After Hackers Exploit Gaps

Published on December 2, 2023

Apple has released urgent security updates for its iOS and other operating systems to patch against vulnerabilities that both the tech giant and U.S. cyber security officials say are being actively exploited by hackers. Apple’s security updates patch gaps in operating systems for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac products, as well as its Safari web browser. Specifically, the software updates target iOS and iPad 17.1.2, macOS 14.1.2, and Safari 17.1.2, with Apple noting that the patches fix two vulnerabilities in WebKit, the browser engine that powers Safari and other apps. The vulnerabilities, which Apple said were discovered by Google’s Threat Analysis Group, allow hackers to plant spyware or other types of malicious code on users’ devices over the internet....

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