Millions of iPhone Users Warned by Federal Agency to Change Settings Immediately

Millions of iPhone Users Warned by Federal Agency to Change Settings Immediately
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Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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Apple Inc. and a top U.S. cybersecurity agency are urging iPhone, iPad, and Macbook users and administrators to update their iOS software following the recent discovery of security vulnerabilities.

“Apple has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in macOS Monterey, iOS and iPadOS, and Safari. An attacker could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected device,” the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said in a statement on Aug. 18.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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