I think it might be iOS 15
my tame IT geek (actually our IT manager at work) sent a circular from our contract IT support agency advising the update to 15 as a matter of urgency due to risks of a zero-day vulnerability - text below:
I doubt that James Bonds of any nationality will care a tinker’s cuss for me and my penchant for model railway and motorbike discussion groups, but better safe than sorry, eh?
obviously my iDevices are upgraded.
Apple Devices Security Vulnerability
Apple has released security updates for a
zero-day vulnerability that affects every iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch on Monday after the privacy and cybersecurity activist group - Citizen Lab, discovered the vulnerability and urged users to immediately update their devices.
The spyware, called
Pegasus, used a novel method to invisibly infect Apple devices without victims’ knowledge. Known as a “zero click remote exploit,” it is considered the Holy Grail of surveillance because it allows governments, mercenaries and criminals to secretly break into someone’s device without tipping the victim off.
Using the zero-click infection method, Pegasus can turn on a user’s camera and microphone, record messages, texts, emails, calls — even those sent via encrypted messaging and phone apps like Signal — and send them back to NSO’s clients at governments around the world.
After identifying the vulnerability used by this exploit, Apple rapidly developed and deployed a fix in iOS 14.8 for the vulnerability, known offcially as CVE-2021-30860.
If you would like to find out more about the security content of iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, click
here.
To avoid being an easy target for the attackers, update your Apple product now.
On an iPad or iPhone: Settings > General > Software Update. If you are using iOS 14, you want 14.8.
On a MacBook or desktop Mac: Apple menu > System Preferences > Software Update. If you are using macOS Big Sur 11, you want 11.6.
