• Home
  • Commentary
  • Shop ILMF Store
For the Love of News
  • Home
  • Commentary
  • Shop ILMF Store
For the Love of News
Home»Commentary»Apple Warns Hackers Could Take Complete Control Over Devices Including the Camera

Apple Warns Hackers Could Take Complete Control Over Devices Including the Camera

By Jo MarneyAugust 22, 2022 Commentary
Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
Note: This article may contain commentary or the author's opinion.

Apple has urged billions of its customers to urgently update all their devices after it announced that a glitch in the system could allow hackers to completely control devices.

The company said that the update will fix major security breaches which have left iPhones, iPads, and Macs open for cybercriminals to gain full access to their systems, including their messages, photos, social media, contacts, and even microphones and cameras.

In a statement on Wednesday, Apple said it was “aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited” and on its support page, the company said that the security breach “may be able to execute arbitrary code with Kernel privileges” which means gaining full access to the device.

The iPhone 6S and later models will all be at risk from the glitch along with several models of the iPad, all iPad Pros, the iPad Mini, iPad Air 2, and later models.

Apple is urging owners of its devices to download the iOS 15.6.1 update which will block the ability of hackers to break into the system through ‘Kernel’ – the operating system which powers Safari.

Chief cyber risk officer at Armis, Andy Norton said that because Apple devices have become such a staple part of our lives and the data stored on them is like a unique fingerprint of each individual’s work, home, private, and even secret life, users must be vigilant about security:

“This clearly has wide-reaching implications. Apple products have become a mainstay of everyday life, facial recognition, banking apps, health data. Pretty much everything we hold dear resides on our Apple products. Historically, many people have not updated their Apple products for fear of shortening the lifespan of their devices. That behaviour now must change.”

"*" indicates required fields

Do you support Donald Trump for 2024?*
This poll gives you free access to our premium politics newsletter. Unsubscribe at any time.
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Joe Tidy, the BBC’s cyber reporter said that the security glitch would be “a dream for somebody who is trying to get into your phone for surveillance” and that it was “a very clever vulnerability that hackers have potentially discovered.

Tidy went on to say that most users would not even be aware that their device was being accessed by someone else:

“On paper this is a very serious situation for millions, billions of Apple users out there who have got this potential vulnerability,” he said, before adding that device owners would “probably not” know they’d been hacked.

He explained that the potential to take full control over the devices was discovered by a ‘white hat hacker,’ which is a ‘good guy’ hacking expert who reports to software companies “that if you do X, Y, Z then you can get access to this phone.”

“This isn’t the first time even this year that Apple has released one of these security update warnings. It happened in March, a very similar situation. And it’s a bit strange that it’s blown up to be honest, and I think it perhaps is down to a viral tweet on social media that’s just gone so viral and caused such panic,” Tidy added.

You can update your Apple device software by going into the ‘Settings’ option, clicking ‘General’, and then following the link to ‘Software Update’.

Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email

Related Posts

Rivalry Between Trump, DeSantis Hits New Level As Florida Governor Strikes Back

September 29, 2023

Tim Scott Shreds Ramaswamy During GOP Debate Over Business Done With Chinese Communist Party

September 28, 2023

Video Of Pop Star Britney Spears Dancing With Knives Concerns Fans

September 27, 2023




Whatfinger


  • Contact
  • Curation policy
  • Affiliate Disclosure
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
© 2023 For The Love Of News - News and Politics Commentary

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.