Security News

The software UK techies need to protect themselves now Apple's ADP won’t
2025-02-24 13:27

No matter how deep you are in Apple's 'ecosystem,’ there are ways to stay encrypted in the UK Apple customers, privacy advocates, and security sleuths have now had the weekend to stew over the...

⚡ THN Weekly Recap: From $1.5B Crypto Heist to AI Misuse & Apple’s Data Dilemma
2025-02-24 11:20

Welcome to your weekly roundup of cyber news, where every headline gives you a peek into the world of online battles. This week, we look at a huge crypto theft, reveal some sneaky AI scam tricks,...

Rather than add a backdoor, Apple decides to kill iCloud encryption for UK peeps
2025-02-24 03:31

Plus: SEC launches new crypto crime unit; Phishing toolkit upgraded; and more Infosec in brief Apple has responded to the UK government's demand for access to its customers’ data stored in iCloud...

Apple Breaks Silence on UK Probe, Removes Data Protection Tool From UK Users
2025-02-21 20:30

The U.K. government demanded a backdoor into Apple’s Advanced Data Protection.

Apple Drops iCloud's Advanced Data Protection in the U.K. Amid Encryption Backdoor Demands
2025-02-21 16:15

Apple is removing its Advanced Data Protection (ADP) feature for iCloud from the United Kingdom with immediate effect following government demands for backdoor access to encrypted user data. The...

Apple pulls iCloud end-to-end encryption feature in the UK
2025-02-21 15:40

Apple will no longer offer iCloud end-to-end encryption in the United Kingdom after the government requested a backdoor to access Apple customers' encrypted cloud data. [...]

Watchdog ponders why Apple doesn't apply its strict app tracking rules to itself
2025-02-14 09:28

Germany's Federal Cartel Office voices concerns iPhone maker may be breaking competition law Apple is feeling the heat over its acclaimed iPhone privacy policy after a German regulator's review of...

US lawmakers press Trump admin to oppose UK's order for Apple iCloud backdoor
2025-02-13 16:58

Senator, Congressman tell DNI to threaten infosec agreements if Blighty won't back down US lawmakers want newly confirmed Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to back up her tough talk...

Apple Patches Actively Exploited iOS Zero-Day CVE-2025-24200 in Emergency Update
2025-02-11 11:16

Apple on Monday released out-of-band security updates to address a security flaw in iOS and iPadOS that it said has been exploited in the wild. Assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2025-24200, the...

Apple fixes zero-day flaw exploited in “extremely sophisticated” attack (CVE-2025-24200)
2025-02-11 10:40

Users of iPhones and iPads that run iOS/iPadOS 18 and iPadOS 17 are urged to implement the latest updates to plug a security feature bypass vulnerability (CVE-2025-24200) exploited in the wild in...