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Malware hides as iOS jailbreak, Sucuri is insecuri, and China is about to get even worse
2019-10-21 05:04

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Fake iOS Jailbreak Site Lures in Apple Users
2019-10-15 16:05

A fake website purports to enable iPhone users to download an iOS jailbreak - but ultimately prompts them to download a gaming app and conducts click fraud.

Fake 'checkra1n' iOS Jailbreak Offered in Click Fraud Scheme
2019-10-15 14:57

iPhone owners looking to jailbreak their devices have been warned that a fake checkra1n jailbreak is being offered as part of a sophisticated click fraud scheme featuring techniques that could be...

Vulnerable Twitter API Leaves Tens of Thousands of iOS Apps Open to Attacks
2019-10-07 20:31

Millions of iOS users could be vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks that trace back to flawed Twitter code used in popular iPhone apps.

Apple iOS Has Permanent Bootrom Vulnerability
2019-09-30 09:03

'Checkm8' Exploit Poses a Risk to Hundreds of Millions of DevicesA security researcher has uncovered what may rank as one of the most significant iOS weaknesses ever discovered: a flaw that...

Apple Patches iOS 13 Bug Allowing Third-Party Keyboards "Full Access"
2019-09-28 11:46

Apple on Friday released security updates for iOS 13 and iPadOS to address a vulnerability that allowed third-party keyboard extensions to gain “full access” without being granted permission. read more

iOS Exploit ‘Checkm8’ Could Allow Permanent iPhone Jailbreaks
2019-09-27 18:54

A new BootROM exploit - which is unpatchable - potentially opens the door to jailbreaks, a researcher said.

'Unpatchable' iOS Bootrom Exploit Allows Jailbreaking of Many iPhones
2019-09-27 15:47

A researcher specializing in iOS security claims to have created a bootrom exploit that can be leveraged to jailbreak hundreds of millions of iOS devices, including all iPhones between iPhone 4S...

Hacker Releases 'Unpatchable' Jailbreak For All iOS Devices, iPhone 4s to iPhone X
2019-09-27 13:33

An iOS hacker and cybersecurity researcher today publicly released what he claimed to be a "permanent unpatchable bootrom exploit," in other words, an epic jailbreak that works on all iOS devices...

iOS 13 Bug Lets 3rd-Party Keyboards Gain 'Full Access' — Even When You Deny
2019-09-26 11:34

Following the release of iOS 13 and iPadOS earlier this week, Apple has issued an advisory warning iPhone and iPad users of an unpatched security bug impacting third-party keyboard apps. On iOS,...