Tag: ios

June 7, 2022

At WWDC 2022, Apple has announced and previewed iOS 16 and iPad OS 16, macOS 13 (aka macOS Ventura), watchOS 9, their new M2 chips, new MacBook Air and Pro, as well as new tools, technologies, and APIs for developers […]

May 16, 2022

A first-of-its-kind security analysis of iOS Find My function has demonstrated a novel attack surface that makes it possible to tamper with the firmware and load malware onto a Bluetooth chip that’s executed while an iPhone is “off.” The mechanism […]

April 22, 2022

ForgeRock released its next-generation Authenticator App. The redesigned app offers a quicker and simpler login process and provides improved navigation, in addition to new biometric lock options to suit a user’s security needs without diminishing their experience. The app integrates […]

April 1, 2022

Apple rushed out patches for two zero-days affecting macOS and iOS Thursday, both of which are likely under active exploitation and could allow a threat actor to disrupt or access kernel activity. Apple released separate security updates for the bugs […]

February 11, 2022

Another month, another zero-day (CVE-2022-22620) exploited in the wild that has been fixed by Apple. About CVE-2022-22620 CVE-2022-22620 is a use after free issue in WebKit, the browser engine used in Safari and all iOS web browsers. Apple fixed it […]

February 2, 2022

Microsoft has revealed it enterprise endpoint security antivirus offering also now provides threat and vulnerability management for Android and iOS. The move means that Microsoft Defender for Endpoint now works with all major platforms for workstations, servers, as well as […]

January 28, 2022

Apple’s software updates this week for multiple vulnerabilities in its macOS Monterey operating system, iOS, and iPadOS serve as the latest indication of security researchers’ and threat actors’ growing interest in its technologies. The flaws included one in macOS that […]

January 27, 2022

Just under two weeks ago, we wrote about an Apple Safari bug that could allow rogue website operators to track you even if they gave every impression of not doing so, and even if you had strict privacy protection turned […]

January 6, 2022

Researchers have disclosed a novel technique by which malware on iOS can achieve persistence on an infected device by faking its shutdown process, making it impossible to physically determine if an iPhone is off or otherwise. The discovery — dubbed […]

January 4, 2022

Some devices powered by Apple’s iOS software are vulnerable to a newly-discovered denial of service vulnerability named “doorLock”, but Apple doesn’t seem to be all that interested in fixing it, reports have claimed. The vulnerability, first discovered by security researcher […]

December 14, 2021

Amongst all the brouhaha about Log4Shell, it’s easy to forget all the other updates that surround us. Not only is it Patch Tuesday (keep your eye on our sister site news.sophos.com for the latest on that score later in the […]

October 27, 2021

On two consecutive days Apple has released a few important patches. iOS 14.8.1 comes just a month after releasing iOS 14.8 for those who didn’t want to update their iPhones to iOS 15. This update also came as a sort […]

September 14, 2021

Spyware developed by the company NSO Group is back in the news today after Apple released an emergency fix for iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple Watches. The update fixes a vulnerability silently exploited by software called Pegasus, which is often […]

September 7, 2021

After the uproar from users and privacy advocates about Apple’s controversial plans to scan users’ devices for photos and messages containing child abuse and exploitation media, the company has decided to put the brakes on the plan. If you may […]

July 30, 2021

FOR AT LEAST a decade, privacy advocates dreamed of a universal, legally enforceable “Do not track” setting. Now, at least in the most populous state in the US, that dream has become a reality. So why isn’t Apple—a company that […]

July 22, 2021

A total of 37 security holes were resolved with the release of iOS 14.7 and iPadOS 14.7, including a recently detailed bug that attackers could exploit to crash the Wi-Fi functionality of vulnerable devices. Tracked as CVE-2021-30800, the security flaw […]

June 8, 2021

Apple on Monday announced a number of privacy and security-centric features to its upcoming versions of iOS and macOS at its all-online Worldwide Developers Conference. Here is a quick look at some of the big-ticket changes that are expected to […]

February 15, 2021

Apple’s upcoming iOS 14.5 update will come with a new feature that will redirect all fraudulent website checks through its own proxy servers as a workaround to preserve user privacy and prevent leaking IP addresses to Google. A built-in security-focused […]

January 29, 2021

Google Project Zero on Thursday disclosed details of a new security mechanism that Apple quietly added to iOS 14 as a countermeasure to prevent attacks that were recently found to leverage zero-days in its messaging app. Dubbed “BlastDoor,” the improved […]

January 27, 2021

Apple has addressed three zero-day vulnerabilities in iOS that have been exploited in the wild with the release of security updates (iOS 14.4). The first zero-day issue, tracked as CVE-2021-1782, is a race condition that resides in the iOS operating […]