APPLE customers have been issued an urgent warning to update their devices.
Anyone with an iPhone should check their settings as soon as possible, cyber-experts say.
It comes just days after Apple released a major security update to all iPhones for free.
Now cyber-experts at Malwarebytes are urging iPhone owners to “update now” – or risk being hacked.
“Apple has released security updates for several products to address a set of flaws that it says are being actively exploited,” a Malwarebytes cyber-expert explained in a security memo.
“The updates may already have reached you in your regular update routines.
“But it doesn’t hurt to check if your device is at the latest update level.”
How to fix iPhone bug
Apple issued a global iOS update for iPhone owners on Wednesday, June 21.
Simply update your iPhone to iOS 16.5.1 – or iOS 15.7.7 on older models – as soon as you can.
The update is free to download and only takes a few minutes to install.
You can check for the update in Settings > General > Software Update.
Once you have the update installed, you’ll be fully protected from the attack.
What is the Operation Triangulation bug?
An iPhone security vulnerability allows hackers to steal info on your handset.
It works by sending you an iMessage with a hacked attachment that compromises your iPhone.
This allows them to run their own code on your device and access all of your data.
According to cyber-experts, hackers have been actively exploiting this vulnerability.
Cybersecurity giant Kaspersky has already warned over a digital spying campaign called Operation Triangulation that took advantage of the exploit.
The bug is described as “zero click” because you don’t need to interact with it in the app to become a victim.
