A now-fixed flaw in Apple’s software exploited by Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group to break into iPhones in 2021 was also abused…
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Apple’s two-factor authentication autofill feature now blocks SMS phishing attacks
Apple’s two-factor authentication autofill feature makes it easy to enter verification codes sent via SMS, but phishing attackers have begun…
Apple pushes iPhone users to iOS 15, iPad users to iPadOS 15
When Apple first unveiled iOS 15 and iPad OS 15, the company announced that the upgrade wouldn’t be compulsory for people who wanted to stay…
EFF: Apple must abandon, not just delay, its backdoor surveillance scheme
The Electronic Frontier Foundation says that Apple’s delay of a controversial backdoor to scan users’ photo libraries, ostensibly for…
Can Apple beat NSO Group, the world’s most notorious spyware company?
Numerous reporters, human rights defenders, and high-ranking officials across the world are increasingly becoming the NGO Group’s …
U.S. State Department iPhones hacked with Israeli NSO Group spyware
Apple iPhones of at least nine U.S. State Department employees were hacked by an unknown assailant using sophisticated spyware developed…
Apple begins alerting customers who may have been targeted by NSO Group
After Apple filed a lawsuit against NSO Group and its parent company to hold it accountable for the surveillance and targeting of Apple…
Apple sues NSO Group over state-sponsored surveillance and targeting of Apple users
Apple today filed a lawsuit against NSO Group and its parent company to hold it accountable for the surveillance and targeting of Apple…
Researchers: Apple’s delayed backdoor surveillance scheme doesn’t even work
A team of researchers have presented a simple method to evade detection by mechanisms such as Apple’s backdoor surveillance scheme…
EFF: Apple must abandon, not just delay, its backdoor surveillance scheme
The Electronic Frontier Foundation says that Apple’s delay of a controversial backdoor to scan users’ photo libraries, ostensibly for…
Experts detail flaws in Apple’s backdoor surveillance scheme, call it ‘dangerous technology’
A scheme proposed by Apple to scan user’s digital storage repositories, conducting backdoor surveillance, ostensibly for evidence of …
Android devices infected with malware 15 to 47 times more than iPhone
Devices that run on Android – a platform that supports sideloading – have an estimated 15 to 47 times more infections from malware…
EFF: Apple must abandon, not just delay, its backdoor surveillance plans
The Electronic Frontier Foundation says that Apple’s plan to delay a controversial backdoor to scan users’ photo libraries, ostensibly for…
Pro-privacy protestors nationwide rally to tell Apple: “Don’t scan our iPhones!”
This week in cities across the U.S., activists rallied at Apple stores demanding that the company cancel its plan to introduce surveillance …
Apple releases iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8
Apple today released iOS 14.8 for iPhone and iPod touch and iPadOS 14.8 for iPad, iPad mini, iPad Air, and iPad Pro which Apples says…
Apple brass should wake up: Examining the personal contents of users’ iPhones is a mistake
With protests against iPhone backdoor surveillance at multiple Apple Stores across America set for September 13th, Apple brass should wake up…
Fight for the Future to hold protests against iPhone backdoor surveillance at Apple Stores on Sept. 13th
Fight for the Future will hold protests against iPhone backdoor surveillance at Apple Stores on September 13th. Apple has currently…
EFF: Delays aren’t good enough; Apple must abandon its surveillance plans
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has eschewed Apple’s plan to delay a controversial backdoor to scan users’ photo libraries…
Apple’s minor App Store concessions fail to address top concerns of regulators, lawmakers
In the space of a week, Apple made two App Store rules concessions, which are the subject of lawsuits, regulatory probes, and legislative…
Apple delays ill-considered backdoor to scan Photos and Messages
Apple on Friday said it would delay a controversial backdoor to scan users’ photo libraries, ostensibly for Child Sexual Abuse Material…
T-Mobile hacker says wireless carrier’s security is ‘awful’
The hacker who stole data of more than 53 million former and prospective T-Mobile US customers, described the wireless carrier…
New Pegasus zero-click iPhone attack defeats Apple’s Blastdoor protections
An activist’s iPhone was silently hacked earlier this year by a powerful spyware sold to nation-states, defeating new “Blastdoor” security…
Apple drops lawsuit against security tool-maker Corellium
According to court records, Apple on Tuesday settled its U.S. federal lawsuit against Corellium, the maker of tools that allow researchers…
Facebook warns Apple’s App Tracking Transparency will slow growth
Facebook reported higher second-quarter sales and profit, but struck a cautious tone looking ahead, warning that growth could stall as Apple…
iOS 14.7.1, iPadOS 14.7.1, and macOS Big Sur 11.5.1 fix issue that may have been actively exploited
Apple today released unexpected iOS 14.7.1, iPadOS 14.7.1, and macOS Big Sur 11.5.1 updates to fix an issue that may have been actively…
Facebook advertisers impacted by Apple’s strong privacy policies
Those who value their privacy are impacting advertisers on Facebook, who are losing access to some of their most valuable targeting data and…
EU’s Vestager warns Apple against using privacy, security to limit competition
The European Union competition cheif Margrethe Vestager on Friday warned Apple against using privacy and security concerns to fend off…
Regulating Apple’s App Store likely to have unintended consequences
With lawmakers are circling Apple, regulating the company’s App Store likely to have unintended consequences, doing more harm than good…
Former Minnesota trooper pleads guilty to texting himself nude photos from woman’s iPhone
On Wednesday, a former Minnesota state trooper pleaded guilty to texting himself intimate nude photos from a woman’s iPhone after she’d…
Apple CEO Cook: Side-loading apps would ‘destroy the security’ of the iPhone
During the 30-minute “fireside chat,” Cook said that side-loading apps would “destroy the security” of the iPhone and discussed…
Apple enhances AirTag privacy measures, to offer Android detector app later this year
Apple is enhancing its already robust privacy measures for its AirTag sensors, adjusting the time they play an alert when separated…
Huawei touts new ‘HarmonyOS’ in attempt to overcome U.S. blacklisting
Huawei Technologies Co. unveiled long-awaited details of its HarmonyOS software, an operating system attempt targeting a central role in a…
Opt out of Amazon Sidewalk to avoid potential security and privacy issues
If you’re in the U.S. and own Sidewalk-capable Amazon devices, you have one week to opt out of Amazon Sidewalk to avoid potential…
Apple’s new ‘Tracked’ ad promotes iPhone privacy [with video]
Apple today released a new advertisement that promote the superior privacy features that iPhone users enjoy…
Apple’s legal battles set to heat up in the European Union
The European Union’s Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager issued a reminder that the tech giant’s legal battles across the…
PSA: Update your Mac to macOS 11.3 immediately to protect against ‘worst hack in years’
Apple on Monday released macOS 11.3 and, if you have not yet done so, you should update your Mac to macOS 11.3 immediately…
Systems researcher gets $100,000 for finding new exploit in Apple’s Safari browser
Systems researcher Jack Dates was paid $100,000 after finding a new exploit in Apple’s Safari web browser he revealed at the Pwn2Own 2021…
Hackers used 11 zero-day exploits, compromised websites to infiltrate iOS, Android, and Windows
In a highly sophisticated attack, a group of hackers leveraged a total of 11 zero-day vulnerabilities along withf compromised websites to…
First browser-based side-channel attack against Apple’s M1 Macs works even with Javascript disabled
A new browser-based side-channel attack that works even if Javascript is blocked affects hardware platforms including Apple’s M1 Macs …
Apple releases watchOS 7.3.2 with security update for Apple Watch
Along with releasing iOS 14.4.1 and iPadOS 14.4.1 today, Apple has released a security update for Apple Watch users: watchOS 7.3.2…
Judge paves way for damages trial in lawsuit over Apple bag checks
The judge said he was prepared to rule in favor of a class of 12,000 California Apple Store staffers for time spent during Apple bag checks…
Facebook tries ads to convince users to allow themselves to be tracked
Facebook on Thursday launched an ad campaign that attempts to convince users to allow themselves to be tracked so that Facebook can serve…
