Apple Plugs iOS Security Hole: Update Now or Risk a “Sophisticated” USB Attack!
Apple has urgently patched a major USB Restricted Mode flaw in iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS 18.3.1. The vulnerability, exploited in targeted attacks, allows unauthorized access. Update your devices now to avoid uninvited guests sneaking through your Lightning port like it’s a free buffet.
Hot Take:
Apple’s latest update is here to save our USB ports from the clutches of sneaky spies. It’s like they’re handing out helmets right after we’ve already been hit on the head. So, stop what you’re doing, and give your devices the digital vaccination they desperately need before they catch a virus from that dodgy USB drive lurking in the shadows!
Key Points:
- Apple released iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS 18.3.1 to fix a USB Restricted Mode vulnerability.
- The flaw, CVE-2025-24200, allowed unauthorized access to locked devices.
- Exploited in targeted attacks, the flaw was described as “extremely sophisticated.”
- The vulnerability was found by Citizen Lab’s senior researcher, Bill Marczak.
- NIST assessed it as an “authorization issue” resolved with improved state management.
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