iPhone and iPad users at risk: Indian government issues ‘high-severity warning’. Check affected phone models and what to do

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), operating under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, has issued a “high severity” security advisory for Apple iPhone and iPad users. The alert highlights a serious vulnerability in older iOS and iPadOS versions that, if exploited, could allow malicious apps to severely disrupt device functionality. Apple has acknowledged the issue and released security updates to address it.

CERT-In explained that the vulnerability stems from how Apple’s operating system manages Darwin…