Apple releases macOS 10.13.1 and iOS 11.1 with a KRACK fix and new emoji

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Today, Apple released iOS 11.1 and macOS High Sierra 10.13.1, which bring a notable security update, bug fixes, and a handful of other changes to modern iPhones, iPads, iPods, and Macs.

Critically, both software updates address the KRACK Wi-Fi vulnerability. It is a serious vulnerability in the WPA2 Wi-Fi security standard that allowed hostile actors to perform a key reinstallation and listen to Wi-Fi traffic for passwords and other personal data, among other things.

Both also introduce numerous new Unicode 10.0 emoji. As previously reported, they include the “I love you” hand sign, a wizard, a takeout food box, gender-neutral characters, and much more. Here are a few of the emoji that have been added.

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Source: Ars Technica – Apple releases macOS 10.13.1 and iOS 11.1 with a KRACK fix and new emoji