In April, security researcher Bhavuk Jain discovered a zero-day vulnerability in Sign in with Apple that affected third-party applications using the feature without implementing their own security measures. According to the researcher, the Apple zero-day “could have resulted in a…
Apple has released 11 security advisories in May 2020 to different software components of their major operating systems (MacOS, iOS and WatchOS). Users of their products are urged to apply the security updates as soon as they are available. The…
(3) Viruses Has Been Detected on Your iPhone Scam (3) Viruses Has Been Detected on Your iPhone is a deceptive message that has been displayed by different shady websites. It is yet another online scam that targets iPhone users. The…
The next bug report is related to Facebook and Apple. Apparently, Facebook has just said it will fix a bug that unintentionally accesses the camera of an iPhone while the user is scrolling through the app’s News Feed. The issue…
According to a brand new research, Apple is sharing some browsing history with China. More specifically, the company is sending some browsing history of iOS 13 Safari users to Tencent Holdings Limited, a Chinese multinational conglomerate. Tencent specializes in various…
An unknown hacking group has been found to exploit Apple’s iTunes and iCloud programs in order to deploy ransomware. This is possible by using a zero-day vulnerability which allows the criminals to implant the malicious code without alerting any installed…
There’s a new iOS exploit that affects all iOS devices running on A5 to A11 chipsets. The exploit is dubbed checkm8 and it was discovered by a researcher known as axi0mx. The checkm8 Exploit Explained The checkm8 exploit leverages vulnerabilities…
Several privilege escalation exploit chains were discovered in iOS devices by Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) and Project Zero teams. The vulnerabilities were actively used by threat actors who also used compromised websites to carry out watering hole attacks against…
A new report by TU Darmstadt and Northeastern University researchers titled “A Billion Open Interfaces for Eve and Mallory: MitM, DoS, and Tracking Attacks on iOS and macOS Through Apple Wireless Direct Link” reveals that vulnerabilities in AWDL (Apple Wireless…
Jonathan Leitschuh just reported “a vulnerability in the Mac Zoom Client” that allows “any malicious website to enable your camera without your permission”. The issue known under CVE-2019-13450 potentially puts at risk up to 750,000 companies around the world that…
The previously known Exodus spyware which plagued Google Play Store and respectively Android devices, is now equipped with a version for iOS. According to Lookout researchers, the iOS counterpart is less sophisticated than the Android version, and hasn’t been detected…
Another piece of Mac malware has been discovered. More specifically, security researchers came across a new variant of the so-called Shlayer malware, which has been targeting macOS users. Shlayer is a multi-stage malware, and in its latest version it has…
Security researchers just reported about a possible breach of iCloud that took place late last year. Purportedly, a bug in the platform may have exposed iCloud data to other users. And by the looks of it, Apple chose to remain…
Regardless of the fact that you own or don’t own an Apple device, you must have heard about the serious security bug in the FaceTime app. It is all over the news, and it should be. The FaceTime App Bug…
It’s no news that macOS users also need protection against malicious code. The good news is that macOS users now have a new tool designed to help them identify generic keyloggers that may be plaguing their systems. The tool is…
