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26th August 2016Tech tipsBy Steve Irons

Today Apple have released an urgent update (9.3.5) that should be applied to all iPhones and iPads. The update prevents people from access a variety of information contained within your email and messages.
The fix was issued after it was discovered that a prominent United Arab Emirates dissident’s phone had been targeted with a previously unknown method of hacking.
The thwarted attack on the human rights activist, Ahmed Mansoor, used a text message that invited him to click on a web link. Instead of clicking, he forwarded the message to researchers at the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab.
The hack is the first known case of software that can remotely take over a fully up-to-date iPhone 6. Experts at Citizen Lab worked with security company Lookout and determined that the link would have installed a program taking advantage of a three flaws that Apple and others were not aware of. The researchers disclosed their findings on Thursday.
We would advise everybody to update their devices as soon as possible to mitigate copy-cat hackers from using this now widely publicised security flaw.

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Steve Irons

I started programming on a Commodore Vic 20 aged 6. Since then I have grown to love every aspect of computing and technology, the creative and business applications are limitless and never cease to amaze me. I have been working with technology both software and hardware for over 20 years now and in that time I have been fortunate to have been involved in some ground breaking projects for some very high profile clients. Since starting Code String in 2012 I have been working hard to bring all that experience together with the talents of our ever growing team to produce great solutions for clients and great support to those people behind the scenes who deliver them.

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