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Apple's iOS 14.8 Pegasus security fix: iPhone owners urged to update immediately - CNET

Apple's iOS 14.8 Pegasus security fix: iPhone owners urged to update immediately - CNET

Apple's iOS 14.8 Pegasus security fix: iPhone owners urged to update immediately - CNET
Sep 15, 2021 53 secs

The tech giant also releases security updates for the iPad, Apple Watch and Mac computers.

Apple released security updates for its iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches and Mac computers earlier this week that close a vulnerability reportedly exploited by invasive spyware built by NSO Group, an Israeli security company. .

The security update rolled out a day before Apple took the wraps off a slate of new products, including iPads, Apple Watches and iPhones.

Saying that privacy is "built in from the beginning," Apple said the upcoming version of its iOS software will block trackers and prevent monitoring of email, among other safety provisions.

"Attacks like the ones described are highly sophisticated, cost millions of dollars to develop, often have a short shelf life, and are used to target specific individuals," Ivan Krstić, who runs Apple's security engineering and architecture operations, said in a statement.

NSO released a statement late Monday that didn't directly address Apple's update but said it "will continue to provide intelligence and law enforcement agencies around the world with life saving technologies to fight terror and crime."

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