Apple warns of a security flaw that could allow hackers to control iPhone, iPad and Mac

Apple has recommended owners of certain

,

and

models to update the operating system, which has a security flaw that allows them to take control of these devices.

Those affected are

and later, all

,

fifth-generation iPads and later, and

's website

.

According to the firm

, in the old version of the operating

, "an application can use arbitrary code" with improper access to the device, which means that a

can perform actions without authorization.

"This possibility could have been actively exploited" by hackers, Apple says, without further details.

The flaw is also exploitable through "maliciously crafted Internet content," adds the Cupertino, California, group.

To address these flaws,

urges users to download

operating

for

,

its counterpart

for

, and

for

computers .

The security flaws were reported, according to Apple, by anonymous researchers.

The technological giant has made personal data protection and cybersecurity a

.

In April 2021, it disrupted the

ecosystem by forcing apps to ask the user if they agreed to the collection of data about their usage from other apps and on the Internet.

operating system

has deprived highly advertising-dependent applications of valuable tools, in particular

or Snapchat, which has lost advertising revenue.

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