iPhone issues update after discovery of bug that could give hackers access with just one tap

Apple has released an update after the discovery of a bug that allows hackers to break into any iPhone with a single tap.

The bug took advantage of three different weaknesses in the operating system to allow hackers complete access of iOS devices, according to the smartphone security company Lookout and internet watchdog Citizen Lab.

Both reports suggested it was an Israeli firm called NSO Group which was the source of the spyware.

Apple has urged all of those who own an iPhone to upgrade to the latest version of iOS, which contains the necessary patch.

‘The threat actor has never been caught before,’ said Mike Murray, a Lookout researcher. For the full article click here 

from hacker samurai http://ift.tt/2bFHFYb
via IFTTT