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Apple has updated its iOS and iPadOS operating systems, which addressed a wide range of flaws in its iPhone, iPad and iPod devices. The most severe of these could allow an adversary to exploit a privilege-escalation vulnerability against any of Read More …
In a statement today, Apple said it “thoroughly investigated” a recent report about hackers exploiting three iOS vulnerabilities but “found no evidence they were used against customers.” Apple’s statement comes after on Wednesday, cyber-security firm ZecOps published a report detailing three iOS Read More …
Two zero-day vulnerabilities affecting iPhone and iPad devices were found by cybersecurity startup ZecOps after the discovery of a series of ongoing remote attacks that have targeted iOS users since at least January 2018. “The attack’s scope consists of sending a specially crafted Read More …
Trend Micro has discovered a potential cyberespionage campaign, which we have named Project Spy, that infects Android and iOS devices with spyware (detected by Trend Micro as AndroidOS_ProjectSpy.HRX and IOS_ProjectSpy.A, respectively). Project Spy uses the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as a Read More …
A security researcher has disclosed vulnerabilities in Apple’s Safari browser that can be used to snoop on iPhones, iPads and Mac computers using their microphones and cameras. To exploit the flaws in a real-world attack, all an attacker would need Read More …
A recently discovered, mass-targeted watering-hole campaign has been aiming at Apple iPhone users in Hong Kong – infecting website visitors with a newly developed custom surveillance malware. The bad code – the work of a new APT called “TwoSail Junk” Read More …
Apple has formally opened its bug bounty program today to all security researchers, after announcing the move earlier this year in August at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas. Until today, Apple ran an invitation-based bug bounty program for selected Read More …
Security researchers at Google said they found malicious websites that served iPhone exploits for almost three years. The attacks weren’t aimed at particular iOS users, as most iOS exploits tend to be used, but were aimed at any user accessing Read More …
The surveillance tool was signed with legitimate Apple developer certificates. The spyware that was recently found lurking in 25 different malicious apps on Google Play has been ported to the Apple iOS ecosystem. The surveillance package – dubbed Exodus – Read More …
Apple has released iOS 12.1.4. It’s a patch that fixes a bug that allowed users to spy on others by activating a group FaceTime call without the user’s consent. What made this bug so serious was how trivial it was to Read More …
