Latest iOS news

Apple patches new zero-day bug used to hack iPhones and Macs

Apple has released security updates to fix a zero-day vulnerability exploited in the wild by attackers to hack into iPhones and Macs running older iOS and macOS versions.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 23, 2021
- 02:23 PM
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Apple will disable insecure TLS in future iOS, macOS releases

Apple has deprecated the insecure Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.0 and 1.1 protocols in recently launched iOS and macOS versions and plans to remove support in future releases altogether.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 22, 2021
- 12:59 PM
- 0
Apple fixes iOS zero-day used to deploy NSO iPhone spyware

Apple has released security updates to fix two zero-day vulnerabilities that have been seen exploited in the wild to attack iPhones and Macs. One is known to be used to install the Pegasus spyware on iPhones.
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 13, 2021
- 03:10 PM
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New zero-click iPhone exploit used to deploy NSO spyware

Digital threat researchers at Citizen Lab have uncovered a new zero-click iMessage exploit used to deploy NSO Group's Pegasus spyware on devices belonging to Bahraini activists.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- August 24, 2021
- 09:23 AM
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Apple fixes zero-day affecting iPhones and Macs, exploited in the wild

Apple has released security updates to address a zero-day vulnerability exploited in the wild and impacting iPhones, iPads, and Macs.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 26, 2021
- 03:41 PM
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Apple fixes bug that breaks iPhone WiFi when joining rogue hotspots

Apple has rolled out iOS 14.7 earlier this week with security updates to address dozens of iOS and macOS vulnerabilities, including a severe iOS bug dubbed WiFiDemon that could lead to denial of service or arbitrary code execution.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 23, 2021
- 02:18 PM
- 0
iPhone WiFi bug morphs into zero-click hacking, but there's a fix

Security researchers investigating a bug that crashed the Wifi service on iPhones found that it could be exploited for remote code execution without user interaction.
- Ionut Ilascu
- July 19, 2021
- 04:50 PM
- 0
iPhones running latest iOS hacked to deploy NSO Group spyware

Human rights non-governmental organization Amnesty International and non-profit project Forbidden Stories revealed in a recent report that they found spyware made by Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group deployed on iPhones running Apple's latest iOS release, hacked using zero-day zero-click iMessage exploits.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 19, 2021
- 05:03 AM
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Google: Russian SVR hackers targeted LinkedIn users with Safari zero-day

Google security researcher shared more information on four security vulnerabilities also known as zero-days, unknown before they discovered them being exploited in the wild earlier this year.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 14, 2021
- 12:56 PM
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Google Chrome on iOS is getting an enhanced privacy feature

Google Chrome for iOS now allows you to lock your incognito tabs behind Face ID so other people can't snoop on what sites you are visiting.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 21, 2021
- 02:30 PM
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iPhone bug breaks WiFi when you join hotspot with unusual name

A new iPhone bug has come to light that breaks your iPhone's wireless functionality by merely connecting to a certain WiFi hotspot.. Once triggered, the bug would render your iPhone unable to establish a WiFi connection, even if it is rebooted or the WiFi hotspot is renamed.
- Ax Sharma
- June 19, 2021
- 12:01 PM
- 2
Microsoft Defender ATP now warns of jailbroken iPhones, iPads

Microsoft has added support for detecting jailbroken iOS devices to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, the enterprise version of its Windows 10 Defender antivirus.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 15, 2021
- 04:21 PM
- 0
Apple fixes ninth zero-day bug exploited in the wild this year

Apple has fixed two iOS zero-day vulnerabilities that "may have been actively exploited" to hack into older iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 15, 2021
- 06:39 AM
- 0
Apple fixes 2 iOS zero-day vulnerabilities actively used in attacks

Today, Apple has released security updates that fix two actively exploited iOS zero-day vulnerabilities in the Webkit engine used by hackers to attack iPhones, iPads, iPods, macOS, and Apple Watch devices.
- Lawrence Abrams
- May 03, 2021
- 06:56 PM
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Microsoft kills off the Cortana app for Android and iOS

Microsoft today confirmed that it has officially ended support for Cortana on mobile, and the apps will stop working after March 31, 2021.
- Mayank Parmar
- March 31, 2021
- 05:02 PM
- 0
Apple fixes a iOS zero-day vulnerability actively used in attacks

Apple has released security updates today to address an iOS zero-day bug actively exploited in the wild and affecting iPhone, iPad, iPod, and Apple Watch devices.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 26, 2021
- 01:58 PM
- 0
Hacking group used 11 zero-days to attack Windows, iOS, Android users

Project Zero, Google's zero-day bug-hunting team, discovered a group of hackers that used 11 zero-days in attacks targeting Windows, iOS, and Android users within a single year.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 20, 2021
- 10:41 AM
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New XcodeSpy malware targets iOS devs in supply-chain attack

A malicious Xcode project known as XcodeSpy is targeting iOS devs in a supply-chain attack to install a macOS backdoor on the developer's computer.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 18, 2021
- 10:47 AM
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iOS Clock app crashes due to strange Beirut timezone bug

A strange bug in iOS is causing the Clock app to crash when creating a new alarm if the device's timezone is set to Beirut, Lebanon.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 15, 2021
- 03:20 PM
- 0
iPhone Call Recorder bug gave acess to other people's conversations

An iOS call recording app patched a security vulnerability that gave anyone access to the conversations of thousands of users by simply providing the correct phone numbers.
- Ionut Ilascu
- March 09, 2021
- 07:05 PM
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