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Apple fixes two new iOS zero-days exploited in attacks on iPhones

Apple released emergency security updates to fix two iOS zero-day vulnerabilities that were exploited in attacks on iPhones.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 05, 2024
- 04:34 PM
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New ‘Gold Pickaxe’ Android, iOS malware steals your face for fraud

A new iOS and Android trojan named 'GoldPickaxe' employs a social engineering scheme to trick victims into scanning their faces and ID documents, which are believed to be used to generate deepfakes for unauthorized banking access.
- Bill Toulas
- February 15, 2024
- 03:00 AM
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Google says spyware vendors behind most zero-days it discovers

Commercial spyware vendors (CSV) were behind 80% of the zero-day vulnerabilities Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) discovered in 2023 and used to spy on devices worldwide.
- Bill Toulas
- February 06, 2024
- 12:27 PM
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CISA warns of patched iPhone kernel bug now exploited in attacks

CISA warned today that a patched kernel security flaw affecting Apple iPhones, Macs, TVs, and watches is now being actively exploited in attacks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 31, 2024
- 02:02 PM
- 0
iPhone apps abuse iOS push notifications to collect user data

Numerous iOS apps are using background processes triggered by push notifications to collect user data about devices, potentially allowing the creation of fingerprinting profiles used for tracking.
- Bill Toulas
- January 25, 2024
- 01:28 PM
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Apple fixes first zero-day bug exploited in attacks this year

Apple released security updates to address this year's first zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks that could impact iPhones, Macs, and Apple TVs.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 22, 2024
- 02:20 PM
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iShutdown scripts can help detect iOS spyware on your iPhone

Security researchers found that infections with high-profile spyware Pegasus, Reign, and Predator could be discovered on compromised Apple mobile devices by checking Shutdown.log, a system log file that stores reboot events.
- Bill Toulas
- January 17, 2024
- 01:03 PM
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iPhone Triangulation attack abused undocumented hardware feature

The Operation Triangulation spyware attacks targeting iPhone devices since 2019 leveraged undocumented features in Apple chips to bypass hardware-based security protections.
- Bill Toulas
- December 27, 2023
- 09:14 AM
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Apple fixes two new iOS zero-days in emergency updates

Apple released emergency security updates to fix two zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks and impacting iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices, reaching 20 zero-days patched since the start of the year.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 30, 2023
- 02:42 PM
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WhatsApp now lets users hide their location during calls

WhatsApp is rolling out a new privacy feature that helps Android and iOS users hide their location during calls by relaying the connection through WhatsApp servers.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 08, 2023
- 09:00 AM
- 0
Apple fixes iOS Kernel zero-day vulnerability on older iPhones

Apple has published security updates for older iPhones and iPads to backport patches released one week ago, addressing two zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 12, 2023
- 12:40 PM
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Save $30 on the iScanner app and turn paper into digital documents

The iOS iScanner document control app makes it easy for $30, originally $199 MSRP, a price you can only get now through October 15th. Just use code SCANNER at checkout.
- BleepingComputer Deals
- October 11, 2023
- 02:09 PM
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Apple emergency update fixes new zero-day used to hack iPhones

Apple released new emergency security updates on Wednesday to patch two new zero-day vulnerabilities known to be exploited in attacks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 04, 2023
- 02:19 PM
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CISA warns govt agencies to secure iPhones against spyware attacks

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ordered federal agencies today to patch security vulnerabilities abused as part of a zero-click iMessage exploit chain to infect iPhones with NSO Group's Pegasus spyware.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 11, 2023
- 12:21 PM
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Apple discloses 2 new zero-days exploited to attack iPhones, Macs

Apple released emergency security updates to fix two new zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks targeting iPhone and Mac users, for a total of 13 exploited zero-days patched since the start of the year.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 07, 2023
- 01:58 PM
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Apple opens 2024 applications to get ‘security research’ iPhones

Apple announced today that iOS security researchers can now apply for a Security Research Device (SRD) by the end of October.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- August 30, 2023
- 04:38 PM
- 0
Apple rejects new name 'X' for Twitter iOS app because... rules

Mr. Musk may have successfully pushed Twitter's new name and logo, 'X', and even made the vanity domain x.com redirect to the social media website, but that's not to say, the Mathematical double-struck letter will fit the bill everywhere. Apple's App Store can't accept Twitter iOS app's new name due to minimum character requirements
- Ax Sharma
- July 29, 2023
- 06:33 AM
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Apple confirms WebKit security updates break browsing on some sites

Apple confirmed today that emergency security updates released on Monday to address a zero-day bug exploited in attacks break browsing on some websites, and new ones will be released soon to address this known issue.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 11, 2023
- 11:42 AM
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Apple releases emergency update to fix zero-day exploited in attacks

Apple has issued a new round of Rapid Security Response (RSR) updates to address a new zero-day bug exploited in attacks and impacting fully-patched iPhones, Macs, and iPads.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 10, 2023
- 02:01 PM
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Apple fixes zero-days used to deploy Triangulation spyware via iMessage

Apple addressed three new zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks installing Triangulation spyware on iPhones via iMessage zero-click exploits.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 21, 2023
- 02:31 PM
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