Apple Issues Urgent Software Update to Patch Spyware Vulnerability

Apple Issues Urgent Software Update to Patch Spyware Vulnerability
People visit the Apple store in the Oculus Mall in Manhattan in New York City on July 29, 2021. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Isabel van Brugen
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Apple users are being encouraged to update their devices after researchers discovered a security flaw that could allow hackers to secretly install spyware without targets knowing.

The company on Monday released an emergency patch to the vulnerability flaw that allowed advanced spyware to be installed into users’ Apple devices, including iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple Watches.
Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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