Apple released iOS 10.1 yesterday and it's very very important that you update your iPhone software immediately because a very worrisome security defect was exposed. One of the security holes plugged in iOS 10.1 has to do with a memory corruption issue in which a malicious code could be installed on your iPhone simply BY VIEWING A JPEG!
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Available for: iPhone 5 and later, iPad 4th generation and later, iPod touch 6th generation and later.
Impact: Viewing a maliciously crafted JPEG file may lead to arbitrary code execution Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed through improved memory handling.
CVE-2016-4673: Marco Grassi (@marcograss) of KeenLab (@keen_lab), Tencent
You don’t even have to click on a malicious URL or download nefarious code!
In order to update your Apple iPhone to iOS 10.1: open your phone, clickSettings -> General -> Software Update and choose to download and update your phone
Last Update: Oct 26, 2016 9:28 am CDT
