Update your iPhone now — Apple issues a rare warning to iOS users as a new hacker threat is discovered

• Apple has urged users to update their iOS devices as soon as possible
• This will protect your iPhone from web attacks and vulnerabilities
• Devices running iOS 15 to iOS 26 are already protected

Apple has issued a rare public warning, stating that if you’re running an old version of iOS, you should update your device in order to “protect your iPhone from web attacks.”

The notice has been published in a new security document on Apple’s website. While the company frequently releases security updates and patches to keep customers’ devices secure, it’s unusual for Apple to issue a public call in this manner, which underscores the seriousness of the situation.

In the support document, Apple said that “Security researchers recently identified web-based attacks that target out-of-date versions of iOS through malicious web content. For example, if you’re using an older version of iOS ...