Apple users urged to update devices after ‘extremely sophisticated attack’

Apple users urged to update devices after ‘extremely sophisticated attack’
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Apple users urged to update devices after ‘extremely sophisticated attack’
Author: Jasper King
Published: Feb, 11 2025 14:38

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The devices that are impacted include the iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later.

Apple users urged to update devices after ‘extremely sophisticated attack’ Millions of Apple users have been told to update their devices after a major security breach.

WhatsApp said those targeted included journalists and other members of civil society who were targeted by spyware owned by Paragon Solutions, an Israeli maker of hacking software, WhatsApp said.

Apple warned that the hack was an ‘extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals’ and crooks could have gained ‘full admin access’.

CNIL, the French data protection authority has fined Apple EUR 8 million for harvesting iPhone user's data for advertisement targeting without consent.

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