Security News

Phishing texts trick Apple iMessage users into disabling protection
2025-01-12 19:31

Cybercriminals are exploiting a trick to turn off Apple iMessage's built-in phishing protection for a text and trick users into re-enabling disabled phishing links. [...]

Banshee stealer evades detection using Apple XProtect encryption algo
2025-01-09 18:59

A new version of the Banshee info-stealing malware for macOS has been evading detection over the past two months by adopting string encryption from Apple's XProtect. [...]

New Banshee Stealer Variant Bypasses Antivirus with Apple’s XProtect-Inspired Encryption
2025-01-09 13:40

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new, stealthier version of a macOS-focused information-stealing malware called Banshee Stealer. "Once thought dormant after its source code leak in late...

Apple offers $95 million in Siri privacy violation settlement
2025-01-03 14:30

Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a class action lawsuit in the U.S. alleging that its Siri assistant recorded private conversations and shared them with third parties. [...]

Apple to Pay Siri Users $20 Per Device in Settlement Over Accidental Siri Privacy Violations
2025-01-03 05:43

Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit that accused the iPhone maker of invading users' privacy using its voice-activated Siri assistant. The development was...

Apple offers to settle 'snooping Siri' lawsuit for an utterly incredible $95M
2025-01-02 21:15

Even the sound of a zip could be enough to start the recordings, according to claims Apple has filed a proposed settlement in California suggesting it will pay $95 million to settle claims that...

Apple Patches Two Zero-Day Attack Vectors
2024-11-21 19:55

Threat actors exploited two vulnerabilities in Intel-based machines. Google’s Threat Analysis Group discovered the flaws.

Apple fixes 2 zero-days exploited to breach macOS systems (CVE-2024-44309, CVE-2024-44308)
2024-11-20 10:48

Apple has released emergency security updates for macOS Sequoia that fix two zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-44309, CVE-2024-44308) that “may have been actively exploited on Intel-based Mac...

Apple Releases Urgent Updates to Patch Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
2024-11-20 04:37

Apple has released security updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS, and its Safari web browser to address two zero-day flaws that have come under active exploitation in the wild. The flaws are...

Apple fixes two zero-days used in attacks on Intel-based Macs
2024-11-19 21:52

Apple released emergency security updates to fix two zero-day vulnerabilities that were exploited in attacks on Intel-based Mac systems. [...]