iPhone, iPad users why you should update your Apple devices right away

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If you are an Apple device user and want to dodge a potential hacking, you must download the new software update for iOS and MacOS that the Cupertino-based giant has released.

According to a report in Fortune, for users of iPhones, iPads and Mac computers, downloading the patch is critical to secure the devices.

The update fixes a key vulnerability called Broadpwn that allows hackers to "execute arbitrary code" -- or take over your device -- via WiFi chips embedded in the device's main processor.

Nitay Artenstein, a security researcher at US-based computer security service Exodus Intelligence, exposed the flaw and said a hacker can target these devices for as long as they are in range.

Source: gadgetsnow