Apple has fixed a security flaw that enabled hackers to breach iPhones and iPads through arbitrary code execution.
The bug is being tracked as CVE-2022-42856.
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- The security flaw enables hackers to gain access to sensitive information by convincing victims to go to a website filled with malware-infected files.
- This flaw affected the following devices:
- iPhone 5s,
- iPhone 6,
- iPhone 6 Plus,
- iPad Air,
- iPad mini 2,
- iPad mini 3,
- and iPod touch 6th generation.
- The newest of these devices was released in 2015, though Apple released iOS updates for them over the years.
- Apple has not published all technical details regarding the breach to avoid other threat actors developing custom attacks.
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