Security News

Apple Rushes Out Patches for 0-Days in MacOS, iOS
2022-04-01 13:02

Apple rushed out patches for two zero-days affecting macOS and iOS Thursday, both of which are likely under active exploitation and could allow a threat actor to disrupt or access kernel activity. Apple released separate security updates for the bugs - a vulnerability affecting both macOS and iOS tracked as CVE-2022-22675 and a macOS flaw tracked as CVE-2022-22674.

Apple emits macOS, iOS, iPadOS patches for 'exploited' security bugs
2022-03-31 21:35

Apple has released updates for its mobile and desktop operating systems to patch security holes that may well have been exploited in the wild. On Thursday, the iPhone giant issued macOS Monterey 12.3.1; iOS 15.4.1 and iPadOS 15.4.1; tvOS 15.4.1; and watchOS 8.5.1 to address vulnerabilities in its software.

Apple and Meta shared data with child hackers pretending to be law enforcement
2022-03-31 20:02

Apple and Meta shared data with child hackers pretending to be law enforcement. It was revealed on March 30 that both Apple and Facebook parent company, Meta, were duped by child hackers impersonating law enforcement officers last year, according to a report from Bloomberg.

Apple Issues Patches for 2 Actively Exploited Zero-Days in iPhone, iPad and Mac Devices
2022-03-31 19:54

Apple on Thursday rolled out emergency patches to address two zero-day flaws in its mobile and desktop operating systems that it said may have been exploited in the wild. Both the vulnerabilities have been reported to Apple anonymously.

Apple emergency update fixes zero-days used to hack iPhones, Macs
2022-03-31 18:16

Apple has released security updates on Thursday to address two zero-day vulnerabilities exploited by attackers to hack iPhones, iPads, and Macs. In security advisories published today, Apple said that they're aware of reports the issues "May have been actively exploited."

Stalking with an Apple Watch
2022-03-30 11:29

The malicious uses of these technologies are scary: Police reportedly arrived on the scene last week and found the man crouched beside the woman’s passenger side door. According to the police, the...

How hard is it to address Apple’s in-app deletion requirements and implement privacy compliance?
2022-03-30 03:30

Transcend released the results of its latest survey of technology decision makers, which assessed their readiness for Apple's in-app deletion requirements for iOS apps that offer account creation. Less than a quarter of respondents understand the full scope of Apple's in-app deletion requirements, despite clarifications from Apple.

Beware bogus Betas – cryptocoin scammers abuse Apple’s TestFlight system
2022-03-16 21:49

As SophosLabs reported last year cybercriminals were nevertheless able to draw iPhone users into their cryptocoin app scams by using Enterprise Provisioning. The technological basis for these scam apps is surprisingly simple: the crooks persuade you, for example on the basis of a friendship carefully cultivated via a dating site, into giving them the same sort of administrative power over your iPhone that is usually reserved for companies managing corporate-owned devices []. Typically, [this means] they can remotely wipe them, unilaterally or on request, block access to company data, enforce specific security settings such as lock codes and lock timeouts.

Apple patches 87 security holes – from iPhones and Macs to Windows
2022-03-15 19:36

The latest raft of non-emergency Apple security updates are out, patching a total of 87 different CVE-rated software bugs across all Apple products and plaforms. With 87 noteworthy bugs in the mix, there are plenty of security issues to choose from, including several that are listed with a warning that the bug might "Lead to arbitrary code execution", or even that it might be exploitable "To execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges".

Experts Create Apple AirTag Clone That Can Bypass Anti-Tracking Measures
2022-02-28 02:01

Cybersecurity researchers have managed to build a clone of Apple Airtag that circumvents the anti-stalking protection technology built into its Find My Bluetooth-based tracking protocol. The result is a stealth AirTag that can successfully track an iPhone user for over five days without triggering a tracking notification, Positive Security's co-founder Fabian Bräunlein said in a deep-dive published last week.