Security News

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 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. [...]

US indicts 8Base ransomware operators for Phobos encryption attacks
2025-02-11 15:42

The U.S. Justice Department announced the names of two Phobos ransomware affiliates arrested yesterday in Thailand, charging them on 11 counts due to their involvement in more than a thousand...

UK is Ordering Apple to Break its Own Encryption
2025-02-08 15:56

The Washington Post is reporting that the UK government has served Apple with a “technical capability notice” as defined by the 2016 Investigatory Powers Act, requiring them to break the Advanced...

DeepSeek App Transmits Sensitive User and Device Data Without Encryption
2025-02-07 14:58

A new audit of DeepSeek's mobile app for the Apple iOS operating system has found glaring security issues, the foremost being that it sends sensitive data over the internet sans any encryption,...

Ransomware crew abuses AWS native encryption, sets data-destruct timer for 7 days
2025-01-13 14:00

'Codefinger' crims on the hunt for compromised keys A new ransomware crew dubbed Codefinger targets AWS S3 buckets and uses the cloud giant's own server-side encryption with customer provided keys...

Banshee stealer evades detection using Apple XProtect encryption algo
2025-01-09 18:59

A new version of the Banshee info-stealing malware for macOS has been evading detection over the past two months by adopting string encryption from Apple's XProtect. [...]

New Banshee Stealer Variant Bypasses Antivirus with Apple’s XProtect-Inspired Encryption
2025-01-09 13:40

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new, stealthier version of a macOS-focused information-stealing malware called Banshee Stealer. "Once thought dormant after its source code leak in late...

Encryption backdoor debate 'done and dusted,' former White House tech advisor says
2025-01-04 14:30

When the FBI urges E2EE, you know it's serious business interview In the wake of the Salt Typhoon hacks, which lawmakers and privacy advocates alike have called the worst telecoms breach in...