Security News

Apple gets bug for free, while world sees first $1m bug hunter
2019-03-05 10:33

An Argentinian has garnered $1m in bug bounties, while a German researcher has given up on getting any bounty at all from Apple.

Bad news: Google drops macOS zero-day after Apple misses bug deadline. Good news: It's fiddly to exploit
2019-03-05 06:43

Step one: Run malware on your victim's machine. Step two: Mount some storage... Google has publicly disclosed a zero-day flaw in Apple's macOS after the Cupertino mobe-maker failed to fix the...

Project Zero Discloses High-Severity Apple macOS Flaw
2019-03-04 16:29

Google Project Zero researchers detailed a new high-severity macOS flaw after Apple failed to patch it by the 90-day disclosure deadline.

Google Discloses Unpatched 'High-Severity' Flaw in Apple macOS Kernel
2019-03-04 13:48

Cybersecurity researcher at Google's Project Zero division has publicly disclosed details and proof-of-concept exploit of a high-severity security vulnerability in macOS operating system after...

Thunderclap: Apple Macs at risk from malicious Thunderbolt peripherals
2019-02-28 14:03

Researchers have revealed how malicious Thunderbolt and PCI Express (PCIe) peripherals could be used to compromise computers running macOS, Windows, Linux and FreeBSD.

Apple’s Shazam App Boots Facebook Ads and Other Third-Party SDKs
2019-02-20 20:10

The music-recognition app that Apple bought for $400 million is removing Facebook Ads, DoubleClick, Facebook Analytics and more.

Apple fighting pirate app developers, will insist on 2FA for coders
2019-02-15 13:28

Are you an Apple developer? Care about security? Using 2FA? You will be soon...

Pirates found abusing Apple Developer Enterprise Program to distribute modified apps
2019-02-14 15:04

Following revelations that Facebook, Google, Amazon, as well as purveyors of illicit content are abusing the Developer Enterprise Program, new reports show pirates are as well. Who's left?

Apple App Store stuffed with hardcore porn and gambling apps
2019-02-14 12:59

The apps, which violate content policies, got in there via the same Enterprise Certificate program that Facebook and Google exploited.

Unpatched Apple macOS Hole Exposes Safari Browsing History
2019-02-13 15:15

There are no permission dialogues for apps in certain folders for macOS Mojave, which allows a malicious app to spy on browsing histories..