News in the Apple category

Apple rolls out end-to-end encryption for iCloud backups

Apple introduced today Advanced Data Protection for iCloud, a new feature that uses end-to-end encryption to protect sensitive iCloud data, including backups, photos, notes, and more.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 07, 2022
- 03:55 PM
- 0
Android and iOS apps with 15 million installs extort loan seekers

Over 280 Android and iOS apps on the Google Play and the Apple App stores trapped users in loan schemes with misleading terms and employed various methods to extort and harass borrowers.
- Bill Toulas
- November 30, 2022
- 08:00 AM
- 0
Apple fixes new zero-day used in attacks against iPhones, iPads

In security updates released on Monday, Apple has fixed the ninth zero-day vulnerability used in attacks against iPhones since the start of the year.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 24, 2022
- 02:57 PM
- 1
Russia demands answers after Apple kicks VK apps from App Store

Russian telecom watchdog Roskomnadzor demanded explanations today from Apple regarding the removal of all VK apps, including the app for the country's largest social network VKontakte, from its App Store on Monday.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 28, 2022
- 09:40 AM
- 1
CISA orders agencies to patch Windows, iOS bugs used in attacks

CISA added two new vulnerabilities to its list of security bugs exploited in the wild today, including a Windows privilege escalation vulnerability and an arbitrary code execution flaw affecting iPhones and Macs.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 14, 2022
- 12:48 PM
- 0
Apple fixes eighth zero-day used to hack iPhones and Macs this year

Apple has released security updates to address the eighth zero-day vulnerability used in attacks against iPhones and Macs since the start of the year.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 12, 2022
- 02:20 PM
- 0
Apple released iOS 16 with Lockdown, Safety Check security features

Apple released iOS 16 today with new features to boost iPhone users' security and privacy, including Lockdown Mode and Security Check.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 12, 2022
- 10:20 AM
- 0
Apple backports fix for actively exploited iOS zero-day to older iPhones

Apple has released new security updates to backport patches released earlier this month to older iPhones and iPads addressing a remotely exploitable WebKit zero-day that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on unpatched devices.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- August 31, 2022
- 03:16 PM
- 0
Apple security updates fix 2 zero-days used to hack iPhones, Macs

Apple has released emergency security updates today to fix two zero-day vulnerabilities previously exploited by attackers to hack iPhones, iPads, or Macs.
- Lawrence Abrams
- August 17, 2022
- 06:35 PM
- 1
New CloudMensis malware backdoors Macs to steal victims’ data

Unknown threat actors are using previously undetected malware to backdoor macOS devices and exfiltrate information in a highly targeted series of attacks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 19, 2022
- 05:30 AM
- 0
Apple’s new Lockdown Mode defends against government spyware

Apple announced that a new security feature known as Lockdown Mode will roll out with iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura to protect high-risk individuals like human rights defenders, journalists, and dissidents against targeted spyware attacks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 06, 2022
- 02:38 PM
- 0
New PACMAN hardware attack targets Macs with Apple M1 CPUs

A new hardware attack targeting Pointer Authentication in Apple M1 CPUs with speculative execution enables attackers to gain arbitrary code execution on Mac systems.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 10, 2022
- 03:15 PM
- 0
Apple blocked 1.6 millions apps from defrauding users in 2021

Apple said this week that it blocked more than 343,000 iOS apps were blocked by the App Store App Review team for privacy violations last year, while another 157,000 were rejected for attempting to mislead or spamming iOS users.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 04, 2022
- 11:05 AM
- 1
Malicious PyPI package opens backdoors on Windows, Linux, and Macs

Yet another malicious Python package has been spotted in the PyPI registry performing supply chain attacks to drop Cobalt Strike beacons and backdoors on Windows, Linux, and macOS systems.
- Bill Toulas
- May 21, 2022
- 11:16 AM
- 0
Apple emergency update fixes zero-day used to hack Macs, Watches

Apple has released new security updates to backport zero-day patches released in March to Macs and Apple Watch devices running older OS versions.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 16, 2022
- 02:33 PM
- 1
Apple discontinues the revolutionary iPod music player

Apple has decided to pull the plug on the production of the iPod Touch (7th gen), discontinuing the revolutionary iOS-based music player introduced 15 years ago.
- Bill Toulas
- May 10, 2022
- 04:06 PM
- 0
Sophos warns critical firewall bug is being actively exploited

British-based cybersecurity vendor Sophos warned that a recently patched Sophos Firewall bug allowing remote code execution (RCE) is now actively exploited in attacks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 29, 2022
- 10:00 AM
- 0
Custom macOS malware of Chinese hackers ‘Storm Cloud’ exposed

Researchers have discovered a previously unknown macOS malware variant called GIMMICK, which is believed to be a custom tool used by a Chinese espionage threat actor known as 'Storm Cloud.'
- Bill Toulas
- March 22, 2022
- 04:49 PM
- 0
CISA orders federal agencies to update iPhones, Macs until Feb 25th

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a new flaw to its catalog of vulnerabilities exploited in the wild, an Apple WebKit remote code execution bug used to target iPhones, iPads, and Macs.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 11, 2022
- 12:45 PM
- 0
Apple fixes new zero-day exploited to hack macOS, iOS devices

Apple has released security updates to fix two zero-day vulnerabilities, with one publicly disclosed and the other exploited in the wild by attackers to hack into iPhones and Macs.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 26, 2022
- 02:39 PM
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