Security News

Apple Disables Walkie-Talkie App Due to Eavesdropping Flaw
2019-07-11 13:30

Apple has disabled the Walkie Talkie app from its Apple Watch products after a vulnerability was discovered enabling bad actors to eavesdrop on iPhone conversations.

Wondering how to whack Zoom's dodgy hidden web server on your Mac? No worries, Apple's done it for you
2019-07-11 11:44

iGiant acts to protect users Apple has pushed a silent update to Macs, disabling the hidden web server installed by the popular Zoom web-conferencing software.…

Apple Issues Silent Update to Remove Old Zoom Software
2019-07-11 07:48

Rare Move Made to Protect Against Future ExploitationApple has taken an extraordinary move to protect its users from a yet-to-be-disclosed vulnerability that could compromise Macs that have the...

Apple aims privacy billboard at Google’s controversial smart-city
2019-07-09 09:35

It's outside of Sidewalk Labs HQ in Toronto, where Google's sister company is working on stuffing the city with data-collecting sensors.

Apple Patches iMessage Bug That Bricks iPhones with Out-of-Date Software
2019-07-08 15:09

Google Project Zero finds Apple iMessage bug that bricks iPhones running older versions of the company's iOS software.

Why Apple should follow Microsoft's move to get rid of passwords
2019-07-08 13:58

Apple is testing biometric authentication as a new way of signing in to iCloud.com.

Privacy and security risks as Sign In with Apple tweaks Open ID protocol
2019-07-08 12:06

An open letter from the OpenID Foundation says that Apple introduced potential risks when it diverged from the OpenID Connect protocol.

Apple Transparency Report Now Includes App Store Takedown Requests
2019-07-03 15:54

Apple report now includes data on requests by governments to take down apps from the tech giant's app store.

New Mac Malware Exploits GateKeeper Bypass Bug that Apple Left Unpatched
2019-06-25 12:33

Cybersecurity researchers are warning about possible active exploitation of an unpatched security vulnerability in Apple's macOS Gatekeeper security feature details and PoC for which were publicly...

How Apple's "Find My" Feature Works
2019-06-20 17:27

Matthew Green intelligently speculates about how Apple's new "Find My" feature works. If you haven't already been inspired by the description above, let me phrase the question you ought to be...