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Author: Roman Loyola, Senior Editor, Macworld
Roman is a Macworld Senior Editor with over 30 years of experience covering the tech industry, focusing on the Mac and other products in the Apple ecosystem. He is also the host of the Macworld Podcast. His career started at MacUser, where he received Apple certification as a repair technician (when Apple did that kind of thing). He’s also worked for MacAddict, MacLife, and TechTV.
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DarkSword malware targets iPhones that haven’t been updated yet
Your iPhone and Mac might have updated overnight. Here’s why […]
Generally, iOS can be updated in the Settings app by tapping General > Software Update. However, Apple has a separate method for installing immediate security patches. This setting is called Background Security Improvements, and is located in Settings > Privacy & Security, then scroll to the bottom to find Background Security Improvements.
Matthias Frielingsdorf of iVerify, told TechCrunch that the new DarkSword spyware has similarities to previous DarkSword versions, and that the GitHub files are so simple that anyone can execute them “in a couple minutes to hours.”