Apple users urged to check their iPhone settings immediately after concerns of 'extremely sophisticated attack'

iPhone users are advised to review their settings to avoid unknowingly becoming susceptible to a cyber-attack.

The troublesome aspect of technology is its susceptibility to vulnerabilities, which can lead to users' sensitive information being leaked without their awareness.

However, Apple is currently advising all customers to review their settings and update to the latest version of iOS 18 to avoid this issue.

You can easily access iOS 18.6.2 by navigating to Settings, choosing General, and then selecting Software Update.

Apple has recently acknowledged being aware of a report highlighting data that might have been exploited in a 'highly sophisticated' attack targeting certain users.

Although the majority of iPhone users are already secure, the company advises that the new update will guarantee that everyone who updates stays protected from threats.

Apple stated on its website that the vulnerability might lead to 'memory corruption when processing a malicious image file'. The company also mentioned that 'Apple is aware of a report indicating that this issue might have been used in a highly sophisticated attack targeting specific individuals'.

Apple announced that the latest update supports the 'iPhone XS and newer models, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and newer, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and newer, iPad Air 3rd generation and newer, iPad 7th generation and newer, and iPad mini 5th generation and newer'.