Apple is no stranger to security incidents, be it hacks, breaches, or vulnerabilities.
You may not be aware of these various issues, and some may still be putting you at risk.
So, which Apple hacks, breaches, and vulnerabilities do you gotta know about?
Let’s start with a hack that took place over a decade ago.
XCodeGhost Hack (2015)
In 2015, 128 million iPhone users were affected by a malware-based hack.
In this Apple exploit, an iOS vulnerability was abused to run Pegasus spyware on iPhones.
Check out our guide tocheck if your iPhone is infected with Pegasusif you’re concerned about this spyware.
During the SolarWinds attack, hackers exploited an iOS 14 zero-day code vulnerability to infiltrate iPhones.
Via the flaw, hackers used malicious domains to redirect iPhone users to phishing sites.
It’s important to note that Apple and Meta staff didn’t provide information due to a random request.
So, which should you be aware of?
Along with this vulnerability, an Apple WebKit flaw was also discovered.
This flaw also ran the risk of arbitrary code execution as a result of malicious web content.
Like the aforementioned vulnerability, the WebKit flaw for macOS Monterey is long since patched.
The vulnerabilities, known officially asCVE-2023-41064andCVE-2023-41061, in its iOS software.
Certain iPad models could also be targeted via this flaw.
These are also known aszero-click vulnerabilities.
There is also a patch available for the two vulnerabilities being exploited.
