Security News > 2019 > August

Apple iPhones Hacked by Websites Exploiting Zero-Day Flaws
2019-08-30 11:33

Watering-Hole Attack Analysis From Google Follows Apple's February PatchesMultiple hacked websites since at least 2016 have been targeting zero-day flaws in current versions of Apple iOS to...

Attacking the Intel Secure Enclave
2019-08-30 11:18

Interesting paper by Michael Schwarz, Samuel Weiser, Daniel Gruss. The upshot is that both Intel and AMD have assumed that trusted enclaves will run only trustworthy code. Of course, that's not...

Apple apologizes for humans listening to Siri clips, changes policy
2019-08-30 10:35

Apple is turning off automatic review of Siri audio and locking it down so that only Apple employees get to listen to it.

Despite billions in spending, your 'military grade' network will still be leaking data
2019-08-30 10:10

You can't patch stupid Despite years of corporate awareness training, warning articles in The Reg and regular bollockings by frustrated IT admins, human error is still behind most personal data...

Ransomware Hits Dental Data Backup Service Offering Ransomware Protection
2019-08-30 09:49

THIS WEEK IN THE IRONIC NEWS: DDS Safe, an online cloud-based data backup system that hundreds of dental practice offices across the United States are using to safeguard medical records and other...

Google warns of system-controlling Chrome bug
2019-08-30 09:34

Google is patching a serious bug in the desktop version of its Chrome browser that could let an attacker take over a computer simply by luring them to a website.

Google will pay for data abuse reports related to popular Android apps, Chrome extensions
2019-08-30 08:46

Google is expanding the Google Play Security Reward Program (GPSRP) to include all apps in Google Play with 100 million or more installs, and is launching a new Developer Data Protection Reward...

Google Offers Big Bounties for Data Abuse Reports
2019-08-30 08:04

Google announced on Thursday the launch of a new reward program for data abuse, and the expansion of the Google Play bounty program to include Android applications with over 100 million installs. read more

Google Uncovers How Just Visiting Some Sites Were Secretly Hacking iPhones For Years
2019-08-30 07:33

Beware Apple users! Your iPhone can be hacked just by visiting an innocent-looking website, confirms a terrifying report Google researchers released earlier today. The story goes back to a...

I just love your accent - please, have a new password
2019-08-30 07:15

How's that Boris Johnson impression working out for you? On Call Welcome to On Call, The Register's weekly dive into the mailbag of woe from those faced with recalcitrant users or, occasionally,...