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Apple rushed an emergency iOS update that patches three zero days being exploited in spyware sold to oppressive governments to monitor human rights activists...

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Remember the critical security holes that Apple patched in iOS last week after a human rights activist had his iPhone targeted in a seemingly state-sponsored attack?

Ahmed Mansoor received two suspicious SMS messages on his iPhone, directing him to websites containing a zero-day iOS exploit. Researchers connected the attack to Israeli-based firm NSO Group, and dubbed the vulnerabilities "Trident".

Well, Apple has now quietly rolled-out a further security update revealing that the zero-day flaws are also present in Apple's OS X desktop operating system, as well as the desktop version of their OS X Safari browser.

My advice to Apple users? Make sure that your Macs, MacBooks, iPhones and iPads are up-to-date.

On OS X the easiest way to update your computer is to open the App Store app on your Mac, then click Updates in the toolbar. If updates are available, click the Update buttons to download and install them.

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Apple has issued an urgent security update for OS X El Capitan, OS X Yosemite and Safari to protect against the same security vulnerability that hit iOS last week.

To update on OS X, go to App Store > Updates and then install the Security Update 2016-001 (for El Capitan) or 2016-005 (for Yosemite). For users on OS X Mavericks, a Safari update is available as well.

Oh and while you’re at it, you should update iOS as well. (Just go to Settings > General > Software Update on your device, and follow the instructions.) The urgent OS X patch comes a week after Lookout Security and Citizen Lab discovered a nasty strain of spyware that could hijack an iPhone with a simple text message. Lookout Security’s Mike Murray called it “one of the most sophisticated pieces of cyberespionage software we’ve ever seen.”

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