Do you have Apple products like iPhone, iPad or MacBook? If you do not pay attention now, their control can go to hackers. This means that the phone and computer are yours, but they will be operated by a person sitting far away. Actually, a major security flaw has been detected in Apple’s products. Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), the cyber security agency of the Government of India, has issued a high security alert in this regard. CERT-In warned that due to these flaws, cyber attackers can control your Apple products.
The company makes tall claims regarding the security of Apple products. Often people also get influenced by these features. iPhone And buy expensive devices like MacBook. They are confident that if it is Apple’s product then it will not be hacked. However, CERT-In’s alert has raised eyebrows among Apple customers. Let’s see how Apple products can be hacked.
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Danger of attack on Apple devices
According to CERT-In’s CIAD-2023-0047 advisory, security threats have been found in everything from iPhones and iPads to MacBook and Apple Watch. If these are not fixed then attackers can take advantage of them and gain control of your device. After this, your sensitive information and device codes will come into their hands.
CERT-In has published an Advisory on its website (15-12-2023)
CIAD-2023-0047 – Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apple Products
Details are available on CERT-In website (https://t.co/EfuWZNuFJC)
— CERT-In (@IndianCERT) December 15, 2023
Due to this glitch, the security system of Apple products can be circumvented. In simple words, if you do not pay attention to these flaws, then iPhone, iPad and MacBook etc. will remain in your hands, but will be controlled by hackers.
These people are in danger
Products running on these Apple software can become victims of cyber attacks-
- Versions before iOS 17.2 and 16.7.3
- iPadOS 17.2 and earlier versions 16.7.3
- Sonoma versions older than 14.2, Ventura versions older than 13.6.3, Monterey versions older than 12.7.2 in macOS
- Versions before tvOS 17.2
- Versions before watchOS 10.2
- Versions before Safari 17.2
Stop hacking like this
CERT-In told for Apple customers how iPhone, iPad etc. can be protected from being hacked-
- Apple has released security patches for these bugs.
- Therefore, update Apple products like iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch to the latest version.
- Pay more attention to updating iOS and iPadOS versions.
- Apart from this you can turn on automatic updates.
- With this, as soon as a new security update comes, it will be updated immediately.
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