Security News

Alleged SIM swapping crypto-crooks cuffed, iOS app snooping, ad-fraud botnets, and more
2019-02-09 08:39

All your extra bits and bytes of this week's infosec news in less than 5 minutes Roundup Here's a summary of more infosec news beyond what we've already reported this week – enjoy.…

Apple Update: Drop Everything and Patch iOS
2019-02-08 17:03

Zero Days Being Exploited; Apple Contributes to 'FacePalm' Bug Finder's TuitionApple has issued an iOS update that patches two flaws being exploited in the wild by attackers as well as the...

Apple fixes FaceTime eavesdropping bug, two iOS zero-days
2019-02-08 11:08

Apple has pushed out critical security updates for iOS and macOS, which fix the “Facepalm” FaceTime eavesdropping bug but also two zero-day flaws that, according to Google researchers, have been...

Google Spots Attacks Exploiting iOS Zero-Day Flaws
2019-02-08 09:55

Google security researchers revealed that two of the vulnerabilities patched by Apple on Thursday with the release of iOS 12.1.4 were zero-day flaws exploited in the wild by malicious actors. read more

Latest iOS 12.1.4 Update Patches 2 Zero-Day and FaceTime Bugs
2019-02-08 08:03

Apple has finally released iOS 12.1.4 software update to patch the terrible Group FaceTime privacy bug that could have allowed an Apple user to call you via the FaceTime video chat service and...

Apple puts bullet through 'Do Not Track', FaceTime snooping bug and iOS vulnerabilities
2019-02-07 21:13

Patch your iThings – there are at least two holes being exploited right now in the wild Apple on Wednesday removed the vestigial "Do Not Track" (DNT) privacy technology from Preview Release 75 of...

Apple Fixes Pesky FaceTime Bug in iOS 12.1.4 Update
2019-02-07 20:47

Apple's iOS 12.1.4 fixes a FaceTime bug that made headlines last week.

Ep. 018 – Home invasions, snoopy apps and Android versus iOS [PODCAST]
2019-02-05 18:42

Here's the latest Naked Security podcast - give it a listen!

Google Pulls Data-Chugging App From iOS Devices
2019-01-31 14:26

A day after Facebook was dinged for shady iOS distribution techniques of its data-collecting research app, Google was discovered using the same methods for its own app.

Google also abused its Apple developer certificate to collect iOS user data
2019-01-31 11:38

It turns out that Google, like Facebook, abused its Apple Enterprise Developer Certificate to distribute a data collection app to iOS users, in direct contravention of Apple’s rules for the...