{"id":20619,"date":"2023-02-16T16:56:51","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T08:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nusit.nus.edu.sg\/its\/alerts\/security-update-on-apple-devices-dec22-copy\/"},"modified":"2024-05-02T09:10:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T01:10:25","slug":"security-update-on-apple-devices-feb22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nusit.nus.edu.sg\/its\/alerts\/security-update-on-apple-devices-feb22\/","title":{"rendered":"Serious vulnerability requiring immediate updates to Apple devices (Feb 2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1568186275711{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;hpc-microsite its-microsite&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner]<div class=\"section-title-wrapper shortcode-rand-1 pixzlo-inline-css\" data-css=\"&quot;.shortcode-rand-1 .background-title { font-family:Abril Fatface;font-weight:400;font-style:normal }.shortcode-rand-1 .section-title { text-transform: none; }&quot;\"><div class=\"title-wrap\"><h2 class=\"section-title\">Serious vulnerability requiring immediate updates to Apple devices (Feb 2023)<\/h2><\/div><!-- .title-wrap --><div class=\"section-description\"><\/div><!-- .section-description --><div class=\"button-section\"><\/div><!-- .button-section --><\/div><!-- .section-title-wrapper -->[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #ff6600\"><strong>What has happened?<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>Apple has announced a new software vulnerability affecting iPhones, iPads and Macs. Hackers can potentially exploit this vulnerability to insert malware or spyware or run malicious commands, when users view malicious web content via the browser or apps. This can further lead to data loss or leakage.<\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><u>Which Apple devices are affected?<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>Below is the list of the affected Apple devices, and the corresponding software update that fixes the vulnerability.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"212\"><strong>Affected Device<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"189\"><strong>Latest update available<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">iPhone 8 and later<\/td>\n<td width=\"289\">iOS 16.3.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">iPad Pro (all models)<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"4\" width=\"289\">iPadOS 16.3.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">iPad Air 3<sup>rd<\/sup> generation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">iPad 5<sup>th<\/sup> generation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">iPad mini 5<sup>th<\/sup> generation and later<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">Macs running macOS Ventura<\/td>\n<td width=\"289\">macOS Ventura 13.2.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">Macs running macOS Big Sur and macOS Monterey<\/td>\n<td width=\"289\">Safari 16.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><u>What do I need to do?<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>If you have an affected device, update to the latest software version <strong>immediately<\/strong> as stated above. Please refer to the following links for more information on how to do so.<\/p>\n<table width=\"602\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"264\"><strong>Device Type<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"338\"><strong>How to update<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"264\">iPhone\/iPad<\/td>\n<td width=\"338\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT204204\">https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT204204<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"264\">macOS<\/td>\n<td width=\"338\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-sg\/HT201541\">https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-sg\/HT201541<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"264\">Safari<\/td>\n<td width=\"338\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT204416\">https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT204416<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>You are also advised to enable automatic software updates to ensure that you are protected from security vulnerabilities continually.<\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><u>For more information<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>Please refer to the official advisory from SingCERT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csa.gov.sg\/en\/singcert\/Alerts\/al-2023-017\">https:\/\/www.csa.gov.sg\/en\/singcert\/Alerts\/al-2023-017<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please contact NUS\u00a0IT Care\u00a0at 6516 2080 or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:ITCare@nus.edu.sg\">ITCare@nus.edu.sg<\/a> should you have any queries.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18995 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/nusit.nus.edu.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/bITbIT_security-10-768x456.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nusit.nus.edu.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/bITbIT_security-10-768x456.png 768w, https:\/\/nusit.nus.edu.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/bITbIT_security-10-1170x694.png 1170w, https:\/\/nusit.nus.edu.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/bITbIT_security-10-440x260.png 440w, https:\/\/nusit.nus.edu.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/bITbIT_security-10-220x130.png 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Let\u2019s all work together to keep NUS secure, bIT by bIT.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have observed a new wave of scam emails (known as Business Email Compromise or BEC) in NUS, some of which unfortunately involved individuals falling prey and leading to personal financial loss. Unlike phishing emails, these scams do not require you to click on any link or provide any credentials. Instead, they usually start with an innocuous message like \u201cAre you available\u201d and continue as a plea for help should one reply. Eventually, the scammer will attempt to convince and trick the victim into purchasing iTunes gift cards on their behalf. To add credibility, the emails are seemingly sent from someone of authority like the Head of Department using a spoofed email address.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":884,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[298,50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2023-alerts","category-alerts"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Serious vulnerability requiring immediate updates to Apple devices (Feb 2023) - NUS Information Technology | NUS IT Services, Solutions &amp; Governance<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nusit.nus.edu.sg\/its\/alerts\/security-update-on-apple-devices-feb22\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Serious vulnerability requiring immediate updates to Apple devices (Feb 2023) - NUS Information Technology | NUS IT Services, Solutions &amp; Governance\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We have observed a new wave of scam emails (known as Business Email Compromise or BEC) in NUS, some of which unfortunately involved individuals falling prey and leading to personal financial loss. 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