iPhone will stop working, millions of users are at risk of hacking, the government has issued an alert.
these devices are at high risk of hacking
Apple iOS / iPadOS iPhone users running on versions older than 26.0.1 are at risk of hacking. Apart from this, devices running older versions of macOS Tahoe 26.0.1, versions older than macOS Sequoia 14.8.1 and older versions of visionOS 26.0.1 are more prone to hacking. Such a security flaw has been found in these old versions, due to which the device of any person or company can be targeted. According to CERT-In, the risk level of this flaw is medium and can be used to tamper with the data. Once targeted, the affected device will stop working and apps will continue to crash frequently. According to the warning, the flaw was caused by an out-of-bounds rights issue.
What is the way for users now?
The full impact of this security flaw is visible on the older version. That is, there is more danger for users running their devices on the old version. To avoid any such danger, first update the operating system. It is generally advisable to keep your devices updated to avoid any hacking or cyber threats. If you don't want to update the device manually, you can enable automatic updates by going to Settings.
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