Security News

Chrome flaw on iOS leads to 500 million unwanted pop-up ads
2019-04-18 11:11

If you own an iOS device and use the Chrome browser, you may have encountered some strange-looking pop-up ads in the past week.

RoboKiller v. Nomorobo: Which robocall blocker should iOS users choose?
2019-04-16 19:51

Call blockers have made significant advancements, but so have telemarketers' tactics for getting you to pick up. See how call blockers RoboKiller and Nomorobo compare.

iOS Version of Exodus Spyware Discovered in an Escalating Italian Spy Scandal
2019-04-09 16:10

On March 29, 2019, Security Without Borders described the discovery of Android spyware it termed Exodus. The story linked the spyware to a company called eSurv with links to Italian government...

'Exodus' Surveillance Malware Found Targeting Apple iOS Users
2019-04-09 07:33

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an iOS version of the powerful mobile phone surveillance app that was initially targeting Android devices through apps on the official Google Play Store....

SAS 2019: Exodus Spyware Found Targeting Apple iOS Users
2019-04-08 10:00

The surveillance tool was signed with legitimate Apple developer certificates.

WordPress iOS App Bug Leaked Secret Access Tokens to Third-Party Sites
2019-04-03 14:48

If you have a "private" blog with WordPress.com and are using its official iOS app to create or edit posts and pages, the secret authentication tokens for your admin account might have...

Permission bloat on iOS can lead to theft of sensitive data, study says
2019-04-03 14:11

Applications requesting access to photos for first-use setup retain that permission unless manually revoked, putting companies at risk, according to a Wandera report.

Cisco Releases Flood of Patches for IOS XE and Small Business Routers
2019-03-27 21:48

The networking giant issued 27 patches impacting a wide range of its products running the ISO XE software.

Apple Patches Vulnerabilities in iOS, macOS, Safari
2019-03-26 16:11

Apple this week released new security updates for iOS, macOS, tvOS, Safari, and iCloud and iTunes for Windows, addressing tens of vulnerabilities in these products.  read more

Apple patches 51 security flaws with iOS 12.2 update
2019-03-26 14:45

Apple's update patches 51 iOS holes, the more serious of which include bugs in Safari, Keychain and FaceTime.