There's a flaw with Apple web kit which allows a hacker to remote into your device via Safari and execute code. This is why it's a big deal.
Feliciano For tech tips and updates: LIKE www.facebook.com/theblindman12v Follow www.twitter.com/theblindman12v Follow www.instagram/TheBlindMan12v those who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do. -Steve Jobs On Jan 28, 2021, at 2:50 PM, Brad Snyder <wb...@swbell.net> wrote: This kind of thing has been in prior release notes. Not sure why the media is all over it this time. - Brad - On Jan 28, 2021, at 16:37, Flor Lynch <florl...@iol.ie<mailto:florl...@iol.ie>> wrote: My point is that Apple themselves don’t often report occurrences of possible exploits of vulnerabilities. Other tech media do. From: Brad Snyder<mailto:wb...@swbell.net> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2021 5:12 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Question about IOS update Not exactly. Past vulnerabilities have been reported in the tech media. This time for some reason, the main stream media is reporting it, and making a big deal out of it. - Brad - On Jan 28, 2021, at 10:55, Flor Lynch <florl...@iol.ie<mailto:florl...@iol.ie>> wrote: It is because Apple has reported that a vulnerability that has now been patched, ‘may have been exploited’, though Apple doesn’t go into detail about which volnerability specifically. Such a report is rare for Apple to publish. From: Brad Snyder<mailto:wb...@swbell.net> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2021 12:55 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Question about IOS update These security patches are really nothing new. Apple has issued this kind of update before without the news media giving it so much attention. I don’t understand why the update is getting so much attention this time. - Brad - On Jan 27, 2021, at 18:47, Sherrie Gosling <nanagoose4...@gmail.com<mailto:nanagoose4...@gmail.com>> wrote: I was going to wait to install the update, but after reading the article about the security flaws and apples urging people to update right away I will. My brother in law even called me after he watched the evening news on ABC I think and told me about the major security flaws. So I guess it is not a good idea to wait. Sherry Gosling Sent from Sherrie's iPhone On Jan 27, 2021, at 5:09 PM, Brad Snyder <wb...@swbell.net<mailto:wb...@swbell.net>> wrote: The article could have been in reference to the patching of several “Zero-day Vulnerabilities” that are addressed in the iOS/iPadOS 14.4 updates. - Brad - On Jan 27, 2021, at 14:51, Johna Gravitt <jgrav...@benderconsult.com<mailto:jgrav...@benderconsult.com>> wrote: Hello All, I just got some sort of alert from a news app I subscribe to that says there is some sort of warning for Apple users with the newest update. Does anyone know what that is all about? I was unable to click on the news article and read it. Johna Johna Gravitt – Accessibility and Talent Associate Bender Consulting Services, Inc. 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