Security News

FBI Taps Apple to Unlock Pensacola Shooter’s iPhone
2020-01-07 15:43

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is once again asking Apple to help unlock the iPhone of a potential terrorist. The statement does not indicate whether Apple will in fact assist in unlocking the phones, which the FBI said are being held in the crime lab at Quantico, Va. Deja-Vu Privacy Implications.

And we now go live to Apple v Corellium, where the iTitan is still lobbing copyright fireballs at the virtual iPhone upstart
2020-01-03 01:02

The case - essentially a US copyright infringement claim - centers on Apple's allegations that Corellium illegally copied the mobile operating system, and unlawfully made derivative versions by modifying the software to run on Corellium's iPhone hypervisor. While Corellium argued that Apple is trying to crack down on who can rifle through iOS for bugs and exploitable flaws, and snuff out jailbreaking efforts, the iGiant's latest paperwork homes in on its central allegations that Corellium is trying to make a fast buck by ripping off iOS and its bundled apps and user interface - technology that Apple has not licensed to Corellium.

Trail of Bits iVerify: A user-friendly iPhone security toolkit now available on the iOS App Store
2019-12-18 02:00

Cybersecurity research and consulting firm Trail of Bits released iVerify, a user-friendly iPhone security toolkit, on the iOS App Store. iVerify makes it easy for users to manage the security of...

AirDoS: Hackers Can Block iPhones, iPads Via AirDrop Attack
2019-12-12 15:27

One of the vulnerabilities addressed this week by Apple can be exploited to make iPhones and iPads unusable by getting them to continuously display a popup message. read more

Smart Krampus-3PC Malware Targets iPhone Users
2019-12-11 21:16

The malware affected 100 different online publishers.

Apple Fixes ‘AirDoS’ Bug That Cripples Nearby iPhones, iPads
2019-12-11 19:49

Apple fixes bug that allows nearby hackers to render iPads and iPhones unusable.

Will the new iPhone 11 track you even if you tell it not to?
2019-12-09 16:27

Does turning location access off for all your apps mean that location access is off altogether?

How to use iCloud Keychain to manage passwords on your iPhone or iPad
2019-12-05 21:36

Learn how iCloud Keychain can help you keep track of your app and website passwords.

Apple Explains Mysterious iPhone 11 Location Requests
2019-12-05 19:46

KrebsOnSecurity ran a story this week that puzzled over Apple's response to inquiries about a potential privacy leak in its new iPhone 11 line, in which the devices appear to intermittently seek...

The iPhone 11 Pro’s Location Data Puzzler
2019-12-04 03:51

One of the more curious behaviors of Apple's new iPhone 11 Pro is that it intermittently seeks the user's location information even when all applications and system services on the phone are...