iOS 14.8, iPadOS 14.8 tighten security, close off 'Blastdoor' attacks
Apple's update to iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8 introduce fixes to two vulnerabilities, including one that enabled attacks that worked around Apple's Blastdoor protective system.
Apple's update to iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8 introduce fixes to two vulnerabilities, including one that enabled attacks that worked around Apple's Blastdoor protective system.
A security researcher has explained how his investigation into Apple's CloudKit platform inadvertently brought down Siri Shortcuts earlier in 2021.
The cloud directory service JumpCloud has raised $159 million and a $2.56 billion valuation in a new funding round, assisted in part by an expansion of its Mac device management services.
Priti Patel, Home Secretary of the UK, penned an op-ed this week highlighting a need for enhanced child protection online, and in doing so lauded Apple's now-postponed CSAM monitoring plans.
Apple's bug bounty program is frustrating the security research community, with complaints spanning poor communication, confusion about payments, and more.
Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) purchased access to NSO Group's Pegasus spyware in 2019 after internal efforts to create similar iOS and Android surveillance tools failed.
The Facebook-owned WhatsApp regularly boasts of using end-to-end encryption and keeping communications between users private, but a report alleges that some monitoring of messages does take place, and that Mark Zuckerberg may not have told the truth to the U.S. Senate.
A new and upgraded version of a malicious Lightning cable that can steal user data and remotely send it to an attacker illustrates the threat of untrusted accessories.
Flaws have been uncovered in a vaccine passport iOS app, after security researchers and hackers have shown there are many security issues with Quebec's mobile verification system.
CEO Mike Sievert has issued a public apology for T-Mobile's failure to prevent the cyberattack that saw personal details of more than 50 million people stolen.
A hacker who claimed responsibility for the recent intrusion of T-Mobile's servers called the company's security protocols "awful," saying he gained accessed to the records of tens of millions of people through a publicly exposed router.
After Apple CEO Tim Cook met with President Joe Biden on Wednesday, the company is expected to create a new program focused on increasing security and cyber threat awareness across its technological supply chains.
President Biden's cybersecurity summit with Big Tech firms, including Apple, will reportedly be followed by new security announcements concerning "technology and talent."
A new targeted zero-click attack on that defeated both iOS 14.4 and the later release of iOS 14.6 was first spotted in February, according to researchers investigating Pegasus.
The hacker or hackers behind what is thought to be one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts in history returned the remainder of some $610 million in stolen assets to Poly Network on Monday, with the company thanking the perpetrator or perpetrators for their cooperation.
Apple CEO Tim Cook and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella plan to visit the White House this week to discuss pressing cybersecurity concerns with President Joe Biden, according to a report on Monday.
Many companies use Microsoft's Power App platform, and sensitive data for 38 million records was left exposed to the public for months, thanks to weak default security settings.
Audio chat iOS app Clubhouse is attempting to protect its users in Afghanistan, by wiping the biographies and images from thousands of accounts based in the country to keep them safer from harm.
A pair of Princeton researchers claim that Apple's CSAM detection system is dangerous because they explored and warned against similar technology, but the two systems are far from identical.
T-Mobile has confirmed that a massive data breach affecting both current and former customers is now worse than it originally reported.
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