The government has sounded the alarm for these iPhone users, to avoid danger, do these important things immediately.

Technical News Office – If you have a new iPhone 16 Pro model or an old MacBook, be aware that the Indian government has issued a major security alert on this matter. Indeed, due to a major problem on these Apple devices, their personal data can reach hackers. On which government agency CERT-In has issued an alert. This security issue is a major problem because it can affect many Apple products, including the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Let us know which devices are affected by this issue and what you should do to protect your iPhone from this risk.

CERT-In Highlights These Issues in Bulletin
Arbitrary code execution vulnerability –

It is present in JavaScriptCore, which Apple’s Safari browser and other applications use to process JavaScript. An attacker could exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code by sending malicious web content to an affected device.

Cross-site scripting vulnerability – Exists in WebKit, the engine that powers Safari and web content on Apple devices. An attacker could exploit this issue to send malicious web content to trigger cross-site scripting (XSS) on an affected device. Apple recently released a significant security update for Mac to address a security issue.

Which devices are affected by the Apple security issue?
iOS and iPadOS versions prior to 18.1.1
iOS and iPadOS versions prior to 17.7.2
macOS Sequoia versions prior to 15.1.1
visionOS versions prior to 2.1.1
Safari versions prior to 18.1.1

If your iPhone, iPad, MacBook, or Safari browser is running one of the versions above, you should update it with the latest security updates immediately. You can do this by going to Settings – General – Software Update and installing the version available for the device.

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