Apple asked all iPhone users to download the latest iOS 15.6 operating system update, to fix 39 security vulnerabilities that allow hackers to collect sensitive data and track devices.
This update contains 'patches' for memory security flaws, some of which are serious enough to expose users to remote code execution attacks.
Others of these vulnerabilities allow hackers or cybercriminals to track devices, cancel Wi-Fi access, and access sensitive data such as photos in iCloud Library.
How to update iPhone to iOS 15.6?
To download iOS or iPadiOS15.6, just go to settings, see the general menu and choose the software update option.
iPhone models that have iOS 14 can perform this update without problems, this includes iPhone 6s and later versions.
The iOS 15.6 release comes just a few months before Apple's iOS 16 release, which usually happens in the fall.
A more detailed list of vulnerabilities that users who do not update to iOS 15.6 are exposed to can be found here.
