Apple tells users to update their devices immediately

The American company Apple called on its customers to immediately update the operating systems of their devices, in order to address a serious vulnerability, which has already been exploited by a number of hackers to threaten the security and privacy of users.

Previously, Apple released emergency updates to fill a loophole and advised users to install the new update on their devices, from iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple Watch. Mac computers.

The updates included iOS 14.7.1 of the iPhone operating system, iPadOS 14.7.1 of the iPad operating system, macOS Big Sur 11.5.1 of the Mac operating system, as well as watchOS 8 of its operating system. Apple Watch smartwatch.

Before Apple released its updates, this vulnerability threatened the privacy of users of iPhone 6s and newer phones, as well as iPad Pro, iPad Air 2, iPad 5th generation, iPad mini 4 and later. , and 7th generation iPod touch.

On how the flaw works, the logs revealed that the malicious vulnerability lies in the data storage system for the process of displaying content on the screen of electronic devices, or the so-called IOMobileFrameBuffer.

Once the hacker is able to exploit this vulnerability and get inside the infected device, he will be able to fully control the device, take control of it and gain access to all data. stored there.

This vulnerability is considered number 13, in a long list of dangerous zero-day vulnerabilities, which the company was not aware of until it was discovered in cyberspace, which makes this type of vulnerability more dangerous than others, because the possibility of cyber attacks is already It’s too high, according to The Record.