We have just been informed of a high risk vulnerability for all Apple devices.
This vulnerability is classified as a Zero-day attack, this means that it is a brand new exploit and there are little to no defenses against it when it first comes out.
Apple has released a patch to protect against this vulnerability, it is available now and we highly recommend you update all apple devices as soon as possible!
This included Apple, phones, watches, tablets, TV’s, and computers.
Even if your device is set to update automatically, please check as soon as you can to keep your devices safe.
If you have further questions on this vulnerability please contact Apple support or your IT specialist.
Below is a link with the specific details on the vulnerability.
@CatLady - I’d be very careful. I strongly recommend that you not click on anything that’s not an official apple update including the link in your post!. I need - I really think @ClaudnDaye or another with appropriate privileges to disable that link. I sent a screen shot of your post to my 30-something sons, one a federal litigator in Manhattan and the other a senior AI researcher at Meta, whose girlfriend is in Apple corporate management, and they both say it’s a hoax, and warned me not to click on anything not directly through the normal apple update channel. . Obviously, I trust their judgment for this kind of thing.
That being said, there is an apple 16.3.1 iOS update, which my phone hadn’t yet downloaded automatically, so I did it manually.
NB: I checked Snopes.com myself, and found nothing, which is unusual because they’re usually right on top of this kind of stuff - whether it be true or false.
@Strat1117
Have you run into issues with the Dexcom 6 ap working with IOS 16.3.1? It’s not listed as compatible yet, and I already have some issues with my iphone and the Dexcom ap, so I am leary about updating it. On the other hand if there is a new bug I would want the security of the update.
@Marie I DON’T use a Dexcom6, so all I can say is that I often get the same type warning from my Libre3 when there’s an iOS update (or when I’ve done an update and I’m installing a new sensor), but I ignore it and do the update and, so far, it always works anyway. I did do the 16.3.1 update yesterday and it did not affect my Libre app in any way that I can tell, but I can’t promise the same will be true for Dexcom. NB: I rely on the Libre solely as a CGM; it’s not looped into an insulin pump, etc., so there’s a lot less to go wrong. Can you call Dexcom CS?
PS - I also copied my sons on the Forbes article. Waiting for a response.
Update - their response, in words or substance: “Just do the update on your phone but don’t click anything anywhere else.”
