Security News

Apple to Remove 256 iOS Apps Using Private APIs, Collecting Personal Data (Threatpost)
2015-10-19 20:40

Apple said it will remove 256 misbehaving apps from its App Store that were using private APIs to pull personal and device information.

Apple's popularity fueling the growth of OS X malware (SC Magazine)
2015-10-19 17:28

Apple pulls hundreds of iOS apps using private SDK from China to gather user data (ZDNet)
2015-10-19 17:28

Apple Patches Productivity Software; Mozilla Updates Firefox with Security Fix (Threatpost)
2015-10-16 17:37

Apple and Mozilla on Thursday released patches, addressing vulnerabilities that put private user data at risk.

Apple iOS 9.0.2 Flaws Let Facebook Eat Your iPhone Battery (Forbes)
2015-10-16 01:28

Apple removes several apps that could spy on encrypted traffic (ArsTechnica)
2015-10-09 19:37

Apple Pulls Data Snooping Apps From App Store (SecurityWeek)
2015-10-09 19:37

Apple Removes Apps That Expose Encrypted Traffic (Threatpost)
2015-10-09 18:23

Apple today removed a number apps from the App Store accused of installing root certificates that compromised SSL/TLS connections.

Apple borks Apple News ad-blocking app due to 'privacy concerns' (The Register)
2015-10-09 13:28

Apple boots some ad blockers from App Store to protect users' privacy (Help Net Security)
2015-10-09 12:41

Less than a month has passed since the release of iOS 9, with which Apple welcomed third-party ad blocking apps, and the company has removed some of them from the App Store. Among the temporarily b...