Latest Apple and Encryption News

Apple Watch won't be getting on-device Touch ID anytime soon

The Apple Watch won't be getting any extra biometric security measures anytime soon, because it's an engineering nightmare.

Malcolm Owen 1 month ago 3

Canadian encryption law could force Apple to take drastic action like in UK

Instead of complying with an encryption backdoor mandate in the UK, Apple pulled features like Advanced Data Protection. A similar result could occur in Canada if a new bill passes.

Wesley Hilliard 1 month ago 11

Apple is reportedly working on six new product categories

Apple is reportedly working on bringing no fewer than six new product categories to market soon, in part as Tim Cook's swansong as CEO of the company.

Oliver Haslam 2 months ago 21

Notification bug that let FBI access messages patched with iOS 26.4.2

People being investigated by the FBI deleted Signal, but some messages were still retrievable from the iPhone's notification database. The latest iOS update patches this vulnerability.

Wesley Hilliard 2 months ago 0

New Mac malware goes straight for developer keys

Two newly discovered macOS threats are designed to harvest developer credentials and cloud access as attackers focus on long-term persistence and avoid fast, visible attacks.

Andrew Orr 2 months ago 0

Network security requirements for developers to become more strict with OS 27 releases

Rigorous network security requirements are set to arrive with iOS 27, and they will be especially significant for developers and IT administrators.

Marko Zivkovic 2 months ago 5

App Store scams are getting worse and Apple isn't doing enough

Apple is shooting itself in the foot with how often it lets flagrant scam apps into the App Store. It's doing so at precisely the time is needs to do better for iPhone user safety.

William Gallagher and Mike Wuerthele 2 months ago 15

Freecash app scammed users and the App Store for months before removal

An app called Freecash promised to pay users for scrolling through TikTok, and got by App Store review despite really tricking them to play paid games while also harvesting sensitive personal data to sell.

William Gallagher 2 months ago 2

On-device Apple Intelligence vulnerable to prompt injection techniques

Apple Intelligence's on-device AI can be manipulated by attackers using prompt injection techniques, according to new research that shows a high success rate and potential access to sensitive user data.

Andrew Orr 2 months ago 7

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