Apple releases emergency update for iPhones, iPads, and Apple WatchInstall them now!

ZDNET ^ | 03/27/2021 | Adrian Kingsley

[corkoman]

[caseinpoint]

My first watch was a Timex and I loved it. It was stolen from my apartment when I was a sophomore at college back in 1971-72. I thought of going to local pawn shops looking for it because I could remember the number stamped on the back (which I figured was some sort of serial number for watches like cars had) and hoped to find it. Anyway, some thirty years later I was telling the story to my husband who has a horological hobby. I recited the number from memory, he thumbed through his watch catalog and showed me a picture of my beloved watch. I still miss it.

[Do_Tar]

Silly people.
Apple can’t be hacked.

[roadcat]

"Details from Apple are limited, but such vulnerabilities could be used to carry out malicious actions such as directing users to phishing sites. "

No thanks, I get plenty of malicious actions directing me to Facebook, Google, Microsoft and other similar phishing sites. Bill Gates, did you cause this?

[Rio]

I generally go with this guy’s recommendation:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2021/03/27/apple-ios-1442-release-should-you-update-free-iphone-upgrade/?sh=b77619031448

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Hubby didn’t buy one for you? Tsk, tsk.

[caseinpoint]

No but in 1985 he bought me my first electric watch with a note that said, “Welcome to the 20th Century.” Now I wear an Apple iwatch.

[logi_cal869]

Yep.

[OrangeHoof]

More Chinese spyware? When will they install your “social score” for your own protection? Daily messages from Xi Jinping you cannot delete.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Yeh to make sure you can’t get the emergency broadcasting system. 😏

[PIF]

Fixes a known and used exploit in Webkit where when processing maliciously crafted web content it may lead to universal cross site scripting. Is actively exploited. Not a joke.

[Swordmaker]

Apple can’t be hacked.

Apple OSes are safe because Apple is proactive about fixing vulnerabilities... like this one.

[Swordmaker]

Apple has released an emergency update to patch a serious vulnerability (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212258) found in iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS.

The patches are iOS 14.4.2, iPadOS 14.4.2, and watchOS 7.3.3, respectively —PING!

APPLE iOS, iPadOS , and WatchOS Update PING!

If you want on or off the Apple/Mac/iOS Ping List, Freepmail me.

[Swordmaker]

What say you, sir? Have any idea what this is about?

I suspect it’s about the zero day vulnerabilities revealed at a white hat security conference last week that showed an exploit. . . But handed Apple the issue before publishing. Apple pays a bounty for such vulnerabilities so they can patch them before they can be exploited..