On Monday, Apple released updates for its mobile operating systems for iOS and iPadOS, which fixed a flaw that the company said “may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals.”

Apple has patched a security flaw that could be exploited by hackers or even law enforcement to disable USB Restricted Mode on locked iPhones and iPads.

The emergency iOS 18.3.1 update suggests a law enforcement tool was able to exploit the vulnerability to unlock iPhones that were physically confiscated.

Apple has rolled out emergency security patches after discovering that an “extremely sophisticated attack” exploited a flaw in its USB Restricted Mode, potentially targeting specific individuals. The company released updates for iOS and iPadOS to fix the vulnerability,