Security News

British Hacker Sentenced for Blackmailing Apple
2019-12-23 14:47

A British national was sentenced on Friday for attempting to blackmail Apple by claiming he was in possession of a large database of iCloud and other Apple accounts. read more

Emirati 'surveillance app' ToTok promoted by Huawei as Apple punts it from store
2019-12-23 13:42

Yes, people of UAE. That free govt-approved VoIP app that replaced all the banned encrypted chat apps A popular UAE messaging app has been reportedly used by the country's government to spy on its...

Hacker Who Tried to Blackmail Apple for $100,000 Sentenced in London
2019-12-21 07:39

A 22-year-old man who claimed to have access to over 300 million iCloud accounts and threatened to factory reset all accounts unless Apple pays ransom has pleaded guilty in London for trying to...

Apple Kicks Off Public Bug Bounty Program
2019-12-20 16:26

Apple this week kicked off its public bug bounty program, just over four months after announcing it officially at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas. read more

Apple’s Bug Bounty Opens for Business, $1M Payout Included
2019-12-20 14:46

The tech giant is looking for full working exploits with any vulnerability submission.

Apple Opens Its Invite-Only Bug Bounty Program to All Researchers
2019-12-20 05:18

As promised by Apple in August this year, the company today finally opened its bug bounty program to all security researchers, offering monetary rewards to anyone for reporting vulnerabilities in...

Amazon, Apple, Google and Zigbee Alliance to develop a royalty-free connectivity standard
2019-12-20 04:00

Amazon, Apple, Google, and the Zigbee Alliance, announced a new working group that plans to develop and promote the adoption of a new, royalty-free connectivity standard to increase compatibility...

Apple iOS 13.3 is here, bringing support for keyfobby authentication
2019-12-12 10:27

Bullet-proof authentication is just a tap away!

You had one job, Cupertino: Apple's Intelligent Tracking Protection actually gets tracking protection
2019-12-12 05:35

Gap in browser privacy tech embarrassingly detected by Google Apple on Tuesday updated its Intelligent Tracking Protection (ITP) system in its WebKit browser engine because it could be tracked.…

You had one job, Cupertino: Apple's Intelligent Tracking Protection gets actually gets tracking protection
2019-12-12 05:35

Gap in browser privacy tech embarrassingly detected by Google Apple on Tuesday updated its Intelligent Tracking Protection (ITP) system in its WebKit browser engine because it could be tracked.…