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Thousands of iPhone and Mac users at risk of sophisticated targeted attacks

By Archynetys Intelligence Desk · Published September 29, 2026 18:34 UTC · Updated September 29, 2026 22:24 UTC

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Questions people are asking

What is a zero-day vulnerability?

A zero-day vulnerability is a previously unknown vulnerability in software that is exploited before a patch is available.

What is a zero-day patch?

A zero-day patch is a patch released by a software vendor to fix a previously unknown vulnerability.

What should iPhone and Mac users do?

iPhone and Mac users should update to iOS 27 as soon as possible to protect themselves from potential threats.

What happened

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Primary Driver: Thousands of iPhone and Mac users at risk of sophisticated targeted attacks
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According to Apple, the vulnerability was used in sophisticated targeted attacks, but details of these attacks are not specified. Apple's CoreGraphics library was the source of the vulnerability, which was patched in iOS 27.

The exact nature of the attacks and who was targeted are not specified. Users should update their devices as soon as possible to protect themselves from potential threats.

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