Apple has released an urgent iOS patch overnight and was encouraging all iPhone users to download it immediately. Jamie Brummell, a security researcher and Socura co-founder and CTO, said he believes that the vulnerability is being exploited in the wild, is serious, and most victims won't ever know they were targeted.
The patch was p[aridly pulled by Apple as it was believed to be malfuctioning. Jamie said: "This iOS patch was rapid in name, and rapid in nature. Reports suggest it has been pulled by Apple because it was causing some websites to break. This is the challenge with rapidly developed patches. They can result in unexpected issues due to the limited time the vendor has to test them.
"Rapid patches can end up breaking more than they fix."
