Apple warns of "remote attacker" security threat on iPhone and iPad, releases iOS 14.4 update

[ItsjustMe]

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/apple-security-update-iphone-update-14-4/

Apple released iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4 updates on Tuesday after an anonymous researcher found that attackers may be able to remotely hack certain iPhones, iPads and iPods.

On the company's support page, Apple outlined two security threats that have since been fixed in the newest operating system update, version 14.4. Both security threats, Apple said, may have already been exploited.

The company explained that one vulnerability, which is linked to the web browser rendering engine, WebKit, may allow remote hackers access to a device.

Katie Moussouris, CEO and founder of cybersecurity firm Luta Security, said that means an attacker could control a user's phone. "You've zombified that device," she said. "You are controlling it from a distance."

And since the threat is tied to internet browsing, she noted, "Your regular web browsing may cause you to be held compromised, without having to do really much of anything else," she said. "And that's a problem."

[mopinko]

1. from what i know about the hacks that i have gotten

this sounds like solar winds.
it most def got into my os. mucked up my itunes, even. and my displays, charging, you name it.

my ex says it's like a matrushka doll.

[Tetrachloride]

2. I keep Javascript off in my iPhone Safari.

And I don't like financial transactions on a phone.

If Javascript is off and I don't go to financial websites, I am safer.

Basically, there is no way I want to be carrying around my financial info in random places.

Apple makes phones "convenient" to use. They also enable notifications and every other battery draining aspect.