India, May 12 -- In a serious security alert, the Indian government has warned iPhone and iPad users about multiple vulnerabilities in Apple's iOS and iPadOS software. These flaws, if exploited, could allow attackers to access sensitive data or even render devices completely unusable. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), operating under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, has issued a high-severity warning to Apple device users.

According to the advisory, the vulnerabilities impact a wide range of devices, including both older and newer models. Affected devices include iPhones running iOS versions prior to 18.3 and iPads operating on iPadOS versions earlier than 17.7.3 or 18.3, depending on the model...