Experts are urging Apple users to manually upgrade the operating systems after Apple issued a patch for a new security exploit that could allow a hacker to take over your device with a single image.
One photo could hack your Apple device. It could be on a website, or sent by email, or an MMS text message.
All the hacker needs to know is your phone number.
Security outfit Cisco Talos last week disclosed that they had found several "remote code execution vulnerabilities in Apple OS X related to processing image formats."
In other words, hackers could theoretically hide malicious instructions inside the code for a photo sent to you to launch an attack on your device. Specifically the risks were found in the popular "BMP" and "TIFF" image file formats.
Talos researcher Tyler Bohan told forbes the issue was "an extremely critical bug... the receiver of an MMS cannot prevent exploitation and MMS is a store and deliver mechanism, so I can send the exploit today and you will receive it whenever your phone is online."
If your operating system is earlier than 9.3.3 on iOS or earlier than 10.11.6 for OS X, it could be vulnerable. To overcome this problem you have to update the iOS to latest version.
To update on your iOS, go to Settings > General > Software Update. Tap "Download" and "Install." To update your desktop or laptop OS, click on the "Apple" menu and select "Software Update."
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