Why your iPhone needs to be updated
Feb 25, 2014, 10:00 AM | Updated: 2:09 pm
If you're on your iPhone the best piece of advice is to update that patch by updating the software on your phone to iOS 7.0.6. (AP Photo/File)
(AP Photo/File)
Don’t ignore that system update on your iPhone – it could prevent money being drained straight from your bank account.
In one of the first known Apple iPhone vulnerabilities, a hack could allow someone to exploit the security certificate on iPhone or Mac OSX operating system (found on iMac desktops and laptops.)
That hack makes it appear that you’re on a site that’s secure. Showing the lock or the “https” is what we’ve been trained to look for to ensure security, but in reality it is not secure at all.
“We’ve been telling users for years to look for that lock, look for https, but that only works if the browser supports it,” explains KING 5’s tech expert Brian Westbrook. “In this case there is some missing code in the Safari browser.”
If you’re on a Mac laptop or desktop, Westbrook says it’s safest to use a Firefox or Chrome browser until Apple comes up with a fix for the Safari browser. If you’re on your iPhone, the best piece of advice is to update that patch by updating the software on your phone to iOS 7.0.6.
