macOS Sonoma has a whole host of security fixes - should we be worried?
The highly anticipated macOS 14 Sonoma , filled to the brim with exciting new features, may already have been the target of cybercriminals, experts have warned.. Just 24 hours after its release, Apple has released an update to the new software that patches 61 apparent security issues. The full list of fixes, available here , included issues with the App Store, Bluetooth, iCloud, Maps, Messages, Music, and many more, with users advised to update immediately. Serious breaches or business as usual? While it isn’t rare for a patch of this kind to be released soon after a day-one release, the vulnerabilities listed raise questions around how secure this latest OS from Apple is. Of the 61 vulnerabilities found and patched, nine included app access to sensitive user data, four included apps being able to bypass privacy settings, and three included app access to sensitive user location information, alongside a whole host of kernel related issues - luckily all of which have been patched. ...