Security News

Cisco urges admins to fix IOS software zero-day exploited in attacks
2023-09-28 15:34

Cisco warned customers on Wednesday to patch a zero-day IOS and IOS XE software vulnerability targeted by attackers in the wild."An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by either compromising an installed key server or modifying the configuration of a group member to point to a key server that is controlled by the attacker," Cisco explained in a security advisory published on Wednesday.

Code alterations more prevalent in Android apps than iOS
2023-09-22 04:00

57% of all monitored apps are under attack, with gaming and FinServ apps facing the highest risk, according to Digital. The study found no correlation between an app's popularity and likelihood of being attacked but found Android apps are more likely to be put in unsafe environments than iOS apps.

Apple Rushes to Patch 3 New Zero-Day Flaws: iOS, macOS, Safari, and More Vulnerable
2023-09-22 02:11

Apple has released yet another round of security patches to address three actively exploited zero-day flaws impacting iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and Safari, taking the total tally of zero-day...

Mobile Verification Toolkit: Forensic analysis of Android and iOS devices to identify compromise
2023-09-14 03:30

Mobile Verification Toolkit is a collection of utilities to simplify and automate the process of gathering forensic traces helpful to identify a potential compromise of Android and iOS devices. MVT supports using public indicators of compromise to scan mobile devices for potential traces of targeting or infection by known spyware campaigns.

iOS 17 Cheat Sheet: Release Date, Supported Devices and More
2023-09-13 16:00

Let's explore everything you need to know about iOS 17 including features, release date and how to get the beta release. SEE: Previous iterations of iOS in these TechRepublic cheat sheets: iOS 16, iOS 15, iOS 14, iOS 13.

Flipper Zero can be used to launch iOS Bluetooth spam attacks
2023-09-06 20:12

The Flipper Zero portable wireless pen-testing and hacking tool can be used to aggressively spam Bluetooth connection messages at Apple iOS devices, such as iPhones and iPads. Apple devices supporting Bluetooth Low Energy technology utilize advertising packets to announce their presence to other devices.

iOS 16 Cheat Sheet: Complete Guide for 2023
2023-08-30 14:00

iOS 16 is Apple's latest version of the iOS mobile operating system that powers iPhone devices. Most hardware that supported iOS 15 will also support iOS 16.

New Apple iOS 16 Exploit Enables Stealthy Cellular Access Under Fake Airplane Mode
2023-08-17 14:26

Cybersecurity researchers have documented a novel post-exploit persistence technique on iOS 16 that could be abused to fly under the radar and main access to an Apple device even when the victim believes it is offline. The method "Tricks the victim into thinking their device's Airplane Mode works when in reality the attacker has planted an artificial Airplane Mode which edits the UI to display Airplane Mode icon and cuts internet connection to all apps except the attacker application," Jamf Threat Labs researchers Hu Ke and Nir Avraham said in a report shared with The Hacker News.

Apple rejects new name 'X' for Twitter iOS app because... rules
2023-07-29 10:33

Turns out, Apple's App Store can't accept the new name for Twitter's iOS app because of minimum character requirements. This week, both Google Play and Apple's App Store pushed updated versions of the Twitter app respectively for Android and iOS users.

Flipper Zero now has its own app store for iOS, Android users
2023-07-24 17:22

The Flipper Zero team has launched its very own 'Flipper Apps' mobile app store, allowing mobile users to install 3rd-party apps and extend the functionality of the popular wireless pen-testing tool. With the launch of the Flipper Apps app store, the Flipper Zero community will be able to comfortably install apps specifically created for and confirmed to work on the device.