People with Apple products, including iPhones, are being warned of a security flaw
Some Apple products have serious security vulnerabilities, which could mean that hackers can take over people's devices. The tech giant have confirmed that the security issues are affecting iPhones, iPads and Macs.
Experts are now advising Apple product-users to update their devices. Those with models from the iPhone 6S and onwards, as well as iPads and Macs running macOS Monterey should update their devices.Referring the security flaws regarding macOS Monterey 12.5.1, Apple states on its website: "Kernel. Available for: macOS Monterey. Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.
Tech experts, TechCrunch, have jargon-busted the warning and explained that this means hackers could have gained full access to a device. The phrase "able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges" means that someone could take over a device, the Mirror reports.
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