Still running iOS 26? Update your iPhones, iPads and Macs for this urgent security fix
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Apple has fixed a security vulnerability in its iOS 26, iPadOS 26 and macOS 26 operating systems that the company says "may have been exploited" by hackers. The tech giant said the now-fixed bug could be used to launch "an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on versions of iOS before iOS 27." According to a listing on Apple's security pages, the bug was found in the main graphics engine that powers the user interface and visuals on iPhones, iPads and Macs. Meta's product security team was credited with the discovery. Details of the bug, officially classed as CVE-2026-86950, were not released, but a device's graphics engine typically has broad access to the rest of the device's operating system. A successful exploit could potentially allow a hacker to steal a broad range of personal data from an affected device. When reached by TechCrunch, spokespeople for Apple and Meta did not provide comment about how the bug was discovered, or how many people had their devices hacked due to this vulnerability, if any. It's also unclear who may be exploiting the bug, such as government spyware makers or cybercriminals. While the bug affects Apple's previous generation of operating systems, it remains in wide usage. Almost four-in-five of Apple's iPhone owners are still running iOS 26, according to the company's own statistics. Devices running the latest...
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