Apple's release of its iOS 9.3.5 update has rendered useless Pangu's 9.3.3 Jailbreak. (Photo : Getty Images/ Sean Gallup)
Apple has already sent out a patch for the "Pegasus" malware that has been plaguing the iOS devices and even the OS X platform to protect users from hackers who want to exploit.
If the hackers are able to use the Pegasus malware on an unsuspecting iOS or OS X user's device, they will be able to gain advanced access to all of the files. They would also be able to intercept any incoming and outgoing messages plus calls which makes it an ideal tool for spying or blackmailing people with Apple products.
Fortunately, the Cupertino-based tech giant has already issued a patch for both the iOS devices and the OS X desktop computer systems. Apple issued the iOS 9.3.5 update and the new security patch for OS X 10.10 Yosemite and OS X 10.11 El Capitan plus the Safari fix on Thursday, Apple Insider has learned.
Pegasus makes use of three zero-day vulnerabilities that can allow hackers to remotely jailbreak a device to gain access to its system. Safari WebKit was one of the factors in helping the hackers exploit the devices even more but Apple has already rolled out the new Safari 9.1.3 update that addresses the problems.
Researchers from the mobile security firm Lookout said that Pegasus was used to spy on one activist located in the United Arab Emirates, Computerworld reported. The same malware can also be used for Macs that run OS X systems that are still unpatched at the moment.
Users are now urged to update their OS X and iOS 9.3.4 versions to the latest to prevent being victims to the Pegasus malware. Some are concerned with updating their iPhones as there is still no iOS 9.3.5 jailbreak tool available with Pangu focusing on the iOS 10 jailbreak instead as the final version is soon to be released by Apple.
In order to avoid being duped into installing Pegasus, users should stay away from tapping or clicking on suspicious-looking links received through random emails or messages. The best course of action is to just directly update their OS X and iOS devices to the latest version to get the security patches.
