
But in July, researchers found evidence of attempted or successful installations of Pegasus on 37 phones of activists, journalists and businesspeople - and all but three of the devices were iPhones. Pegasus was created by Israel-based cybersecurity company NSO Group, with the intention of helping governments pursue criminals and terrorists, CNET's Stephen Shankland reported.
#APPLE ISO 14 UPDATE#
The latest operating software update is only meant to fix the security flaw that the Pegasus spyware could exploit - it doesn't bring any new features to your iPhone. You'll be able to download iOS 14.8 on the iPhone 6S through the iPhone 12, pictured here. For the full list of devices compatible with iOS 14, click here. Generally, these include the iPhone 6S all the way up through the iPhone 12, along with the iPhone SE and the seventh-gen iPod Touch. IOS 14.8 is compatible with all the same devices as iOS 14. Since Apple released iOS 14.8 to the public, you should get a prompt telling you that iOS 14.8 is now available and asking if you'd like to download it. Plus, check out everything to know about Apple's upcoming iOS 15 update. Here's what you need to know about iOS 14.8.
#APPLE ISO 14 HOW TO#
20 (here's how to download iOS 15 and iPadOS 15), and Apple releases the iPhone 13, new iPads and the Apple Watch Series 7. It arrives right before iOS 15 is generally available to download on Monday, Sept. While iOS 14.7 brought some useful new features like MagSafe battery pack support for the iPhone 12 and managing timers on your HomePod, iOS 14.8 is just a security fix. (Though the odds of your iPhone or iPad being infected are low, you can still check to make sure your phone is not infected with Pegasus spyware - here's how.) The latest version of Apple's mobile operating system repairs a vulnerability reportedly exploited by invasive spyware called Pegasus that can potentially turn on your phone's camera and microphone, and record messages, texts, emails and calls. IOS 14.8 doesn't include many new features, but it does fix a security vulnerability.Īpple's iOS 14.8 was released on Monday, and the small update contains a big security fix.
