Apple patches Siri flaws that could have enabled the sensitive data theft from a locked device. Update your Apple Devices immediately! -

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Apple patches Siri flaws that could have enabled the sensitive data theft from a locked device. Update your Apple Devices immediately!

To address numerous vulnerabilities that could potentially enable an attacker to pilfer confidential data from a locked device, Apple has issued security updates for numerous products.

Four vulnerabilities in Siri have been addressed in the patches for Apple Watch, iOS, and iPadOS. Your digital assistant is capable of processing a variety of voice commands while your device is secured.

In order to prevent an intruder with physical access from accessing contacts from the lock screen and accessing other sensitive user data, Apple has restricted these options. The digital assistant should be restricted to duties that do not necessitate access to sensitive data that is locked behind the device’s security systems, such as Face ID or a passcode, in order to safeguard your privacy and security when using Siri on a locked device.

The VoiceOver component in Apple Watch, iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Ventura was also patched to address a comparable vulnerability. To determine whether VoiceOver is enabled or disabled on your iPhone or iPad, navigate to Settings > Accessibility >VoiceOver.

To verify that you are operating on the most recent version of iOS and iPadOS, navigate to Settings > General > Software Update. If you are not currently on iOS 17.6 or iPadOS 17.6, it is recommended that you update immediately. Additionally, it is advantageous to activate Automatic Updates, provided that you have not already done so. This can be accomplished on the same screen.

iPad Software update is available

The following is a comprehensive list of the updates that are currently available for the different Apple products:

Name:	Available for:
Safari 17.6	macOS Monterey and macOS Ventura
iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6	iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 2nd generation and later, iPad Pro 10.5-inch, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 6th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later
iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9	iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation
macOS Sonoma 14.6	macOS Sonoma
macOS Ventura 13.6.8	macOS Ventura
macOS Monterey 12.7.6	macOS Monterey
watchOS 10.6	Apple Watch Series 4 and later
tvOS 17.6	Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)
visionOS 1.3	Apple Vision Pro
iOS 15.8.3 and iPadOS 15.8.3	iPhone 6s (all models), iPhone 7 (all models), iPhone SE (1st generation), iPad Air 2, iPad mini (4th generation), and iPod touch (7th generation)

In addition, Apple fixed the regreSSHion vulnerability in OpenSSH, which enables unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE).

For beta participants, Apple also provided developers with the initial beta of iOS 18.1. This update is accessible for the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max and comprises the initial set of Apple Intelligence features, including Writing Tools, new features for Mail and notifications, enhancements to Photos, and more.

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Yogesh Naager is a content marketer who specializes in the cybersecurity and B2B space. Besides writing for the News4Hackers blogs, he also writes for brands including Craw Security, Bytecode Security, and NASSCOM.

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