Apple has issued a statement to say that it has already fixed major security flaws in its iOS software identified in last night’s WikiLeaks CIA document dump.
The company said that the latest public version of iOS, released in
January, has already patched “many” critical vulnerabilities that had
been detailed in the files, while Apple engineers continue to work to
fix others that were known to the CIA.
On Tuesday night, Wikileaks published 8,761 documents and
files that it claims were obtained from the CIA’s Center for Cyber
Intelligence. In addition to vulnerabilities in Android and Samsung
Smart TVs, the documents detail 14 iOS exploits, describing how these
security holes could be used to track users, monitor their
communications, or even take control of their phones.
Here's Apple's statement on iOS-related stuff in the WikiLeaks CIA data dump. pic.twitter.com/QiAWx8ZXpT— John Paczkowski (@JohnPaczkowski) March 8, 2017
“While our initial analysis indicates that many of the
issues leaked today were already patched in the latest iOS,” the
statement reads, “[Apple] will continue work to rapidly address any
identified vulnerabilities.” The company doesn’t specify exactly which
of the 14 flaws have already been fixed, nor when it plans to roll out
patches for vulnerabilities that persist, but it says that iOS users
should keep up to date to get them as soon as possible. “We always urge
customers to download the latest iOS to make sure they have the most
recent security updates,” Apple says.
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