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Tech giant Apple on Monday rolled out updates to remediate a zero-day flaw in iOS and iPadOS that it said has been actively exploited in the wild. The iPhone maker said it addressed the bug with improved bounds checking, while crediting an anonymous researcher for reporting the vulnerability.
In security updates released on Monday, Apple has fixed the ninth zero-day vulnerability used in attacks against iPhones since the start of the year. As Apple explains, if successfully exploited in attacks, this zero-day could have been used by potential attackers to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
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Google Search is timing out when users search for specific terms like "How many emojis on iOS," "How many emojis on Apple" or "How many emojis on Windows." BleepingComputer was able to reproduce the issue on both Google search sites and the mobile app.
Apple News shut down Fast Company's news channel after "An incredibly offensive alert" was sent to subscribers following a hack of the business publication on Tuesday evening. Fast Company's Apple News account was hacked on Tuesday evening.
Russian telecom watchdog Roskomnadzor demanded explanations today from Apple regarding the removal of all VK apps, including the app for the country's largest social network VKontakte, from its App Store on Monday. Two of the apps removed from the Apple Store, the VKontakte social network application and the Mail.ru mail app, are included on the Russian Ministry of Digital Development's list of apps with mandatory pre-installation on mobile devices in Russia.
Security researchers have discovered 75 applications on Google Play and another ten on Apple's App Store engaged in ad fraud. The Satori team have informed Google and Apple about their findings and the apps have been removed from the official Android and iOS stores.
Tech companies are throwing their users to the wolves by allowing company employees, cops, and other third parties to access unprotected messages. "After the reversal of Roe v. Wade and with more rights cutbacks on the way, tech companies are throwing their users to the wolves by allowing company employees, cops, and other third parties to access unprotected messages."
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Apple has fixed a slew of vulnerabilities in macOS, iOS, and iPadOS, including a zero-day kernel vulnerability exploited by attackers in the wild. "Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited," the company said, and noted that the vulnerability has been remediated with improved bounds checks.