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Tag: Apple SSL bug

GotoFail lives? Hackers claim compromise of Apple’s iCloud and Activation Lock, possibly via SSL bug

Wednesday, May 21, 2014 3:02 pmWednesday, May 21, 201412 Comments

This is either a beginner’s mistake or it was done on purpose. Intelligence agencies like the NSA can thus easily intercept all communication via iCloud…

Are Apple iOS, OS X ‘bugs’ really backdoors for government spooks?

Wednesday, February 26, 2014 5:29 pm62 Comments

One line of code — was it an accident or enemy action?

Rush Limbaugh explains OS X ‘GotoFail’ security flaw, says Apple ‘played it just right’

Tuesday, February 25, 2014 4:50 pmTuesday, February 25, 201480 Comments

Here it is, in a nutshell, folks…

Apple fixes OS X ‘GotoFail’ security flaw after four days of snowballing criticism

Tuesday, February 25, 2014 3:01 pmTuesday, February 25, 201452 Comments

After a very long four days of snowballing criticism by the security community…

Apple on OS X ‘GotoFail’ flaw:

Tuesday, February 25, 2014 12:01 pmTuesday, February 25, 201438 Comments

A security flaw discovered in Apple’s iOS and OS X operating systems…

Security expert captures all SSL traffic via Apple’s OS X ‘GotoFail’ flaw

Tuesday, February 25, 2014 10:02 amTuesday, February 25, 201433 Comments

It’s difficult to over-state the seriousness of this issue…

Apple’s deafening silence on ‘GotoFail’ security flaw

Monday, February 24, 2014 4:29 pmMonday, February 24, 201439 Comments

On Friday, Apple quietly issued an update for iPhones and iPads…

8 ways to stay safe online while Apple works to fix ‘Gotofail’ flaw

Monday, February 24, 2014 3:32 pmMonday, February 24, 201416 Comments

Apple’s ‘Gotofail’ bug is a big deal because customers were exposed to risk…

Reasons for delay in SSL fix to OS X unclear as a single line of code found responsible

Monday, February 24, 2014 1:13 pmMonday, February 24, 201416 Comments

Did Apple introduce the bug deliberately for use by the NSA?

Single line of code, but still no fix; former Apple security engineer Paget to Apple: ‘FIX. YOUR. SHIT.’

Monday, February 24, 2014 12:28 pmMonday, February 24, 201447 Comments

Kristin Paget, former Apple security engineer…

Apple promises to fix OS X encryption flaw ‘very soon’

Sunday, February 23, 2014 9:40 am30 Comments

The intruders do need to have access to the target’s network…

Behind iPhone’s critical ‘GotoFail’ security bug, a single bad, really bad ‘goto’

Saturday, February 22, 2014 8:56 pmSaturday, February 22, 201446 Comments

A single spurious ‘goto’ in one part of Apple’s authentication code…

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