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Apple's latest releases address critical security vulnerabilities across macOS, iOS, and iPadOS, urging users and administrators to install updates promptly to prevent potential exploits.
- Apple released a small but urgent iPhone update, iOS 18.6.2, on August 20 to address a security vulnerability related to image processing.
- This update followed the unexpected release of iOS 18.6.1 just six days earlier and responded to reports that a sophisticated attack targeted specific individuals exploiting this flaw.
- The patch fixes a memory corruption vulnerability in the Image I/O framework and is part of a broader ecosystem update including macOS Sequoia 15.6.1 and similar iPad and Mac updates.
- Apple recommends all users with iPhones from 2018 onward install iOS 18.6.2 promptly, emphasizing it provides important security fixes addressing an issue that "may have been exploited".
- With iOS 18.6.2 likely to be the last update before the significant iOS 26 release expected in September, Apple shifts focus to new features and greater system consistency across devices.
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Update now: iOS 18.6.2 patch stops new and active spyware attacks
You should update now — Apple has released OS 18.6.2 and iPadOS 18.6.2 to stop hackers from using malicious images to slip spyware onto iPhones and iPads.Update to iOS 18.6.2 for a security patchThe update went live on August 20 and it fixes a single but serious flaw in Apple's ImageIO framework. Attackers could send a malicious image that corrupted memory and opened the door to device compromise.In plain terms, someone could hack your iPhone ju…
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