Current:Home > StocksDo you own an iPhone or an iPad? Update your Apple devices right now -WealthTrack
Do you own an iPhone or an iPad? Update your Apple devices right now
View
Date:2025-04-17 11:23:59
Do you own an iPhone or an iPad? Update your Apple devices now.
Apple issued an emergency warning to update to iOS 16.6.1 or iPadOS 16.6.1 right away.
The update fixes security vulnerabilities that Apple says could be used to attack iPhones and iPads.
“Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution,” the company said Thursday. “Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.”
The warning means that hackers may already be exploiting the security vulnerabilities, in some cases to install Pegasus, the spyware supplied to governments by NSO Group.
Two vulnerabilities are listed: one in the ImageIO framework – which allows apps to read and write most image file formats and access an image’s metadata – and the other in Wallet.
When is Apple event 2023?How to watch livestream, date, start time, what to expect
The Wallet bug exists in watchOS as well. Apple has released watchOS 9.6.2 to address the vulnerability.
The latest security flaws were discovered by The Citizen Lab at The University of Torontoʼs Munk School. The flaws are zero-day exploits, meaning they take advantage of coding flaws that previously unknown to gain access to devices.
How to install iOS 16.6.1
Open Settings.
Tap on General.
Tap on Software Update.
Follow the instructions to download and install the release.
What if my device does not support iOS 16?
Apple may release a version of iOS 15 to address the flaws if they exist in iPhones prior to iPhone 8, 4th-gen iPads and 2nd-gen iPad Airs or earlier.
What about iOS 17?
iOS 17 is just days away from being released so you will soon have to update your devices again.
veryGood! (3)
Related
- B.A. Parker is learning the banjo
- The Excerpt podcast: Republicans face party turmoil, snow's impact on water in the West
- Parents in a Connecticut town worry as After School Satan Club plans meeting
- Hamas' tunnels: Piercing a battleground beneath Gaza
- Travis Hunter, the 2
- U.S. does not want to see firefights in hospitals as bombardment in Gaza continues, Jake Sullivan says
- Congressional delegations back bill that would return land to Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
- NFL Week 10 winners, losers: Jets' season is slipping away
- New Mexico governor seeks funding to recycle fracking water, expand preschool, treat mental health
- Chief of Cheer: This company will pay you $2,500 to watch 25 holiday movies in 25 days
Ranking
- Apple iOS 18.2: What to know about top features, including Genmoji, AI updates
- Negotiations to free hostages are quietly underway
- Blake Lively Proves She's the Best Instagram Boyfriend With Thirst Traps of Fine Ryan Reynolds
- Bobby Berk Leaving Queer Eye After Season 8
- As Trump Enters Office, a Ripe Oil and Gas Target Appears: An Alabama National Forest
- Need a new tax strategy? These money-saving tips taken by Dec 31 may help pad your pockets
- Russia jails an associate of imprisoned Kremlin foe Navalny as crackdown on dissent continues
- Michigan holds off Georgia for No. 1 in college football NCAA Re-Rank 1-133
Recommendation
Elon Musk's skyrocketing net worth: He's the first person with over $400 billion
Blake Lively Proves She's the Best Instagram Boyfriend With Thirst Traps of Fine Ryan Reynolds
Claire Keegan's 'stories of women and men' explore what goes wrong between them
Milwaukee Bucks forward Jae Crowder to undergo surgery, miss about 8 weeks
Meet first time Grammy nominee Charley Crockett
TikToker Quest Gulliford Gets His Eyeballs Tattooed Black in $10,000 Procedure
Arizona surges into top five, Kansas stays No. 1 in USA TODAY Sports men's basketball poll
Rep. Dan Goldman introduces bill to curb trafficking of guns from the U.S. into Mexico