Since last Thursday, Apple users can download the new version of the operating system to their iPhones. iOS with the designation 16.5. And since this update brings fixes for an almost unbelievable number of security bugs, it is at least advisable to install the update as soon as possible. Just to give you an idea, Apple In the developer update notes, it acknowledges fixing 39 security bugs, while miniat least three Apple confirmed that they were actively used for hacker attacks.
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Security bug fixes in operating systems Applu are nothing exceptional. However, it can be said objectively that these are usually a few mistakes, not almost four dozen. As for security flaws that are actively used by hackers for attacks, we can literally talk about one bug after several update versions, and not three, as is the case now. In mild defense AppHowever, it is worth adding that two actively exploited security flaws were fixed through a supplementary security update. iOS 16.4.1 (a), which was released shortly after the release of the standard version 16.4. So if you have installed the security update marked (a), you should already be relatively well protected from it. In addition, it is generally true that exploiting bugs in operating systems AppIt is not a simple thing and therefore it usually only happens in exceptional cases and with important people.
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