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Apple Tells Users To “Update iPhone’s Immediately” Following Wikileaks Dump

Apple is urging users to update their iPhone devices immediately following the WikiLeaks revelation that the CIA are able to listen in on private conversations.  According to Apple, any devices that do not have the latest iOS update are at risk from the CIA’s secret hacking program as detailed in WikiLeaks’ Vault7 release on Tuesday. The WikiLeaks release has sent shockwaves around the world after it emerged that the CIA installed malware on devices such as the iPhone, Android, Microsoft Windows, and Samsung Smart TVs. Washingtonexaminer.com reports: The WikiLeaks document dump shined a light on CIA use of malware that can bypass encryption protection in a wide range of devices, including Apple’s iPhone, Google’s Android and Microsoft’s Windows and even Samsung TVs. In its accompanying press release, WikiLeaks explained: “a specialized unit in the CIA’s Mobile Development Branch produces malware to infest, control and exfiltrate data from iPhones and other Apple products running iOS, such as iPads.” Apple suggested that the solution to protecting devices from any such hacks is to do what the company always stresses its customers to do: stay current with security updates. “While our initial analysis indicates that many of the issues leaked today were already patched in [...]