Apple released its newest security update today in the form of iOS 10.3.3. As is standard, the update patches multiple vulnerabilities, including some that could have allowed for remote code execution, aka an attacker doing things on your device that you don’t want and without your knowledge. This time around, Apple has also patched a bug that would have let attackers execute code on devices’ Broadcom Wi-Fi chip, which could let them seize control of the device.

The bug, known as CVE-2017-9417, was first publicized in an Android security bulletin along with the abstract for a presentation that’ll be given at the BlackHat cybersecurity conference later this month. We’ll likely get more details on how an exploit works at that time….

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