iPhone 16, iPad Air And MacBook Security Alert Issued By Indian Govt: Hacking Threat Very Likely | Tech News

The Indian govt has issued its new alert for a wide range of Apple devices

Apple users are facing one of their biggest security issues which has even alerted the Indian government this month. The company has released new updates for a slew of devices and it is vital that millions of iPhone 16, iPad Air and most of the MacBook models are upgraded to the next version to protect themselves from possible hacking threats. 

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued the alert with a high severity rating, dated September 16, 2025. The new warning is likely to worry a major chunk of iPhones, iPads, Apple Watch series and Mac users. The good news is that the iPhone 17 series which goes on sale from later this week, is not affected by any of these risks. 

Here is a detailed look at the vulnerability, which devices are impacted and how to secure your iPhone from possible threats.

iPhone and Mac Security Risk: What The Govt Is Telling You 

The CERT-In bulletin shares the detailed list of issues affecting iOS, iPadOS and macOS devices. This is a long tab of issues but to summarise, the agency says, Apple devices face risks like, “sensitive information disclosure, remote code execution, denial of service, security restrictions bypass, memory corruption, data manipulation.” 

iPhone And Mac Security Issue: Who Is Affected 

These exploits can be targeted at any Apple device being used for personal use or in organisations for their business systems. And if you have Apple OS running on the devices that come before the following mentioned, update now: 

• Apple iOS and iPadOS versions prior to 26, 18.7, 16.7.12, 15.8.5
• Apple macOS Tahoe versions prior to 26
• Apple macOS Sequoia versions prior to 15.7
• Apple macOS Sonoma versions prior to 14.8
• Apple tvOS versions prior to 26
• Apple watchOS versions prior to 26
• Apple visionOS versions prior to 26
• Apple Safari versions prior to 26
• Apple Xcode versions prior to 26

As we have mentioned before, Apple is quite proactive with its major security patches that you have available for iPhone, iPads, MacBooks and more. You can go to General – Settings – Software update to install the new update and secure your devices.