Clubhouse upgrades security over fears China could spy on users

Audio chat service Clubhouse is working to bolster its security and ease concerns from critics, after it was determined the Chinese government had the potential to monitor conversations made in the iOS app.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 4

What the M1 and Apple Silicon mean for Mac security

The M1 chip makes the Mac platform more secure in a number of ways, but it could also signal a change toward a locked-down version of macOS that could have its own security drawbacks.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 15

Researcher breaches Apple, Microsoft, and others with installer attack

A security researcher hacked the internal systems of major companies like Apple, Microsoft, PayPal, and others using a supply chain attack he dubbed "dependency confusion."

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 7

SolarWinds CEO says hackers waited in system for nine months

The first steps in the late 2020 hacking of the US Treasury Department may have begun at least nine months earlier with the suspected initial breach of SolarWinds networking software.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 1

Apple pulls iCloud 12 update for Windows over Chrome extension bug

Apple pulled its iCloud for Windows update on Tuesday, one day after releasing iCloud Passwords for Chrome on Windows, with issues discovered by users potentially behind the withdrawal of the update.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 6

Apple releases iCloud Keychain for Chrome on Windows [u]

Apple officially released iCloud Passwords for Windows, which allows Google Chrome users to sync passwords with their Macs, iPhones, and iPads. As of February 2, however, Apple appears to have pulled the update to iCloud that is required to use this extension.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 7

Homeland Security agency says foreign hack extended beyond SolarWinds

Authorities investigating suspected Russian hacking into the US Treasury Department report that the operation extended far beyond SolarWinds.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 4

Apple patches three zero-day vulnerabilities in iOS 14.4, other updates

Apple's latest iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4 updates include fixes for three zero-day security flaws that the company believes may have been exploited in the wild.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 0

Security flaw in Ring Neighbors app exposed precise location of users

A bug in the Ring Neighbors app exposed the precise location data and home addresses of users who posted on the neighborhood watch platform.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 2

How to change iPhone lock screen password, and why

Your face makes for a very good security check, but your passcode remains a weak spot. Here's how to change it to keep your iPhone data safe by changing your lock screen passcode.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 0

Apple loses iOS copyright claim in suit against security firm Corellium

A U.S. federal court has handed a win to security firm Corellium, ruling that its emulation of Apple's iOS is fair use.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 19

This might be how law enforcement agencies break into the iPhone

A group of cryptography experts have proposed a theory about how law enforcement can still break into iPhone despite continuous iOS patches and layers of safeguards — Apple's strongest encryption protects less data than it used to.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 28

Apple will soon send 'jailbroken' iPhones to security program participants

Apple is reportedly preparing to send out "jailbroken" iPhone devices to the first participants of its Security Research Device (SRD) program, which is meant to facilitate iOS security research.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 5

SEC probing Zoom over Chinese government interference

Zoom is now subject of probes by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and a pair of U.S. Attorney's offices, the company claims, with the investigations focusing on the company's interactions with China and other governments around the world.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 3

Invisible 'Kismet' iMessage exploit used to hack journalists' iPhones

A group of 37 journalists has fallen prey to an iMessage vulnerability, one that has existed for a year, enabling bad actors supposedly working for governments to spy on the journalists' activities.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 10

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