Security News

Cyber-security super-brain Rudy Giuliani forgets password, bricks iPhone, begs Apple Store staff for help
2019-10-31 19:30

What do you expect from Mister 'Truth isn't truth'? The month after Rudy Giuliani was named the US president’s cybersecurity adviser, the former mayor of New York queued up outside an Apple Store...

Got an early iPhone or iPad? Update now or turn it into a paperweight
2019-10-30 12:26

Calling Apple iPhone 5, iPhone 4s or early iPad owners - your device may be about to turn into a vintage technology paperweight.

Woman ordered to type in iPhone passcode so police can search device
2019-10-22 11:41

It's not a violation of her Fifth Amendment rights, the court said, because it's a “foregone conclusion" that she knows her phone passcode.

New Unpatchable iPhone Exploit Allows Jailbreaking
2019-10-08 10:24

A new iOS exploit allows jailbreaking of pretty much all version of the iPhone. This is a huge deal for Apple, but at least it doesn't allow someone to remotely hack people's phones. Some details:...

£3 billion Safari iPhone privacy lawsuit given go-ahead
2019-10-04 11:36

A UK class action lawsuit against Google, that represents around 5 million iPhone users, can go ahead, according to the UK Court of Appeal.

Got a pre-A12 iPhone? Love jailbreaks? Happy Friday! Unpatchable tethered Boot ROM exploit 'released'
2019-09-27 22:22

Coder claims iThings older than two years can be unlocked from Apple's clutches A programmer claims to have found a way to execute arbitrary code on recent-ish iPhones and iPads, paving the way...

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...

1-Click iPhone and Android Exploits Target Tibetan Users via WhatsApp
2019-09-24 14:48

A team of Canadian cybersecurity researchers has uncovered a sophisticated and targeted mobile hacking campaign that is targeting high-profile members of various Tibetan groups with one-click...