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Apple releases iOS 12.2 to patch some pretty serious #security vulnerabilities in iPhone, iPad and iPod touch 6th generation devices

Majority of flaws patched this month reside in #WebKit, which may allow malicious sites to execute arbitrary code, bypass sandbox restrictions, or launch universal XSS attacks

One of the WebKit flaws (CVE-2019-6222) could allow malicious sites to access microphone of your #iOS device, without the "microphone-in-use" indicator being shown.

Apple also patches another critical flaw (CVE-2019-8553) in iOS that can be exploited by just convincing victims into clicking a malicious SMS link, leading to arbitrary code execution.

Read more: https://thehackernews.com/2019/03/ios-update-iphone-security.html