by Sadie Whitelocks at Daily Mail
Millions of Apple users were today urged to update their devices after the firm disclosed serious security vulnerabilities for iPhones and iPads.
The tech giant has released emergency security updates revealing that it has been hit by targeted and ‘extremely sophisticated’ attacks.
The hacks could potentially allow attackers to take complete control of devices that haven’t downloaded the latest security patch.
The affected devices are the iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later.
The updates, iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS 18.3.1, also applies to the iPad mini 5th generation and later.
‘A physical attack may disable USB Restricted Mode on a locked device,’ the company revealed in an advisory targeting iPhone and iPad users.
‘Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in…
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