Latest iOS news

Popular Meitu App Caught Collecting User Data and Sending It to Servers in China

Security researchers have discovered that a very popular photo retouching iOS and Android application is collecting user data and sending it for storage to servers in China.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- January 20, 2017
- 01:55 PM
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Two Emojis Can Crash Any iPhone and iPad

YouTube star EverythingApplePro has published a video today revealing two new methods through which someone could crash iOS devices.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- January 18, 2017
- 07:35 PM
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Apple Gets Lazy on Encryption, Extends HTTPS Enforcement Deadline for iOS Apps Indefinitely

After announcing earlier this year plans to force all iOS app developers to deploy HTTPS starting with 2017, Apple postponed its deadline indefinetly, to give app makers more time to migrate their app and backend infrastructures.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- December 23, 2016
- 01:52 PM
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Apple releases New Features & Security Updates in iOS 10.2, tvOS 10.1, and watchOS 3.11

Today Apple released iOS 10.2, tvOS 10.1, and watchOS 3.11 updates, which include a total of 15 security fixes as well as new features such as the new TV app anew emojis.. Of the 15 security updates, 4 of them resolve code execution vulnerabilities.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 12, 2016
- 09:46 PM
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Mozilla Launches Firefox Focus, a Standalone Private Browser for iOS

Mozilla announced today Firefox Focus, a browser for iOS devices that is a stripped-down browser frame that only supports private browsing and nothing more.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 17, 2016
- 10:50 AM
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iOS WebView Bug Can Force iPhones to Make Calls While UI Freezes

A bug in the iOS WebView component allows an attacker to force someone's iPhone to dial any number, while also locking the user's interface for a few moments, preventing him to cancel the outgoing call.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- November 09, 2016
- 05:20 PM
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Apple releases Security Updates for macOS, iOS, Safari, tvOS, and watchOS

Yesterday Apple released updates for macOS, iOS, Safari, tvOS, and watchOS to fix a variety of security holes as well as to introduce new features. With these releases, Apple fixed 26 vulnerabilities, with over 10 allow code execution. Code execution is the most critical of security vulnerabilities as it would allow an attacker to ex
- Lawrence Abrams
- October 25, 2016
- 07:53 PM
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Apple releases iOS 10.0.2 to fix Lightning Headphone Dongle Issues

Apple has released iOS 10.0.2 to fix a couple of bugs within the new OS. The main fix is to resolve a bug that caused headphone controls to become unresponsive when plugged into the lightning dongle.
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 23, 2016
- 04:36 PM
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Apple releases updates for watchOS, Xcode, and iOS but not without Problems

Apple released updates for iOS, Xcode, and watchOS to fix a variety of security holes as well as to introduce new features. Unfortunately, there were many reports of the iOS 10 updates causing major problems for updaters. As people rushed to install the latest and "greatest" update, they soon found that their iPhones no longer booted
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 13, 2016
- 09:22 PM
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iOS 9.3.5 update released to prevent installation of Pegasus Spyware Kit

Today, Apple released the iOS 9.3.5 out-of-band security update, which fix vulnerabilities that allows attackers to remotely jailbreak an iPhone in order to to install spyware. First discovered by Citizen Lab and Lookout, these vulnerabilities are being used by attackers to install the Pegasus spyware on a target's iPhone.
- Lawrence Abrams
- August 25, 2016
- 05:02 PM
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Apple releases Critical Updates for all of its Core Operating Systems

Today Apple has released security updates today for OS X Server, Safari, OS X El Capitan, Xcode, tvOS, watchOS, and iOS that resolve critical vulnerabilities that could lead to remote code execution. All of these updates are available now and should be installed immediately.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 21, 2016
- 06:44 PM
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Apple Releases Security Updates for Safari, iOS, and OS X

Apple released security updates today for Safari, OS X, and iOS that resolve critical vulnerabilities that could lead to remote code execution. Remote code execution vulnerabilities allow an attacker to create specially crafted web sites or files that could allow the attacker to execute commands and programs on vulnerable platforms.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 19, 2016
- 06:34 PM
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Apple Releases Security Updates for OSX, iWatch, Safari, and More

Today Apple released numerous security updates that resolve a total of 142 vulnerabilities in their iOS, watchOS, OSX, iTunes, and Safari products. Some vulnerabilities are the same throughout various Apple products if they share a similar codebase.
- Lawrence Abrams
- October 21, 2015
- 03:38 PM
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