News in the Apple category

Apple enters AI arms race with new Apple Intelligence feature

Apple unveiled its new 'Apple Intelligence' feature today at its 2024 Worldwide Developer Conference, finally unveiling its generative AI strategy that will power new personalized experiences on Apple devices.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 10, 2024
- 05:57 PM
- 2
Apple to unveil new 'Passwords' password manager app for iPhones, Macs

Apple will reportedly unveil a standalone password manager named 'Passwords' as part of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15 during the upcoming Apple Worldwide Developers Conference.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 07, 2024
- 03:50 PM
- 0
macOS version of elusive 'LightSpy' spyware tool discovered

A macOS version of the LightSpy surveillance framework has been discovered, confirming the extensive reach of a tool only previously known for targeting Android and iOS devices.
- Bill Toulas
- May 30, 2024
- 06:00 AM
- 0
Apple wasn’t storing deleted iOS photos in iCloud after all

Security researchers reverse-engineered Apple's recent iOS 17.5.1 update and found that a recent bug that restored images deleted months or even years ago was caused by an iOS bug and not an issue with iCloud.
- Bill Toulas
- May 23, 2024
- 01:23 PM
- 9
Apple blocked $7 billion in fraudulent App Store purchases in 4 years

Apple's antifraud technology has blocked more than $7 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions in four years, the company states in its latest annual fraud prevention analysis.
- Bill Toulas
- May 15, 2024
- 01:42 PM
- 1
Apple fixes Safari WebKit zero-day flaw exploited at Pwn2Own

Apple has released security updates to fix a zero-day vulnerability in the Safari web browser exploited during this year's Pwn2Own Vancouver hacking competition.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 14, 2024
- 11:56 AM
- 0
Apple and Google add alerts for unknown Bluetooth trackers to iOS, Android

On Monday, Apple and Google jointly announced a new privacy feature that warns Android and iOS users when an unknown Bluetooth tracking device travels with them.
- Lawrence Abrams
- May 14, 2024
- 11:07 AM
- 1
PyPi package backdoors Macs using the Sliver pen-testing suite

A new package mimicked the popular 'requests' library on the Python Package Index (PyPI) to target macOS devices with the Sliver C2 adversary framework, used for gaining initial access to corporate networks.
- Bill Toulas
- May 13, 2024
- 05:50 PM
- 0
Apple backports fix for zero-day exploited in attacks to older iPhones

Apple has backported security patches released in March to older iPhones and iPads, fixing an iOS zero-day tagged as exploited in attacks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 13, 2024
- 05:47 PM
- 0
Apple: Mercenary spyware attacks target iPhone users in 92 countries

Apple has been notifying iPhone users in 92 countries about a "mercenary spyware attack" attempting to remotely compromise their device.
- Bill Toulas
- April 11, 2024
- 10:16 AM
- 2
New GoFetch attack on Apple Silicon CPUs can steal crypto keys

A new side-channel attack called "GoFetch" impacts Apple M1, M2, and M3 processors and can be used to steal secret cryptographic keys from data in the CPU's cache.
- Bill Toulas
- March 22, 2024
- 11:01 AM
- 2
Oracle warns that macOS 14.4 update breaks Java on Apple CPUs

Oracle warned Apple customers to delay installing the latest macOS 14.4 Sonoma update because it will break Java on Apple silicon CPUs.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 19, 2024
- 12:52 PM
- 2
Fake Leather wallet app on Apple App Store is a crypto drainer

The developers of the Leather cryptocurrency wallet are warning of a fake app on the Apple App Store, with users reporting it is a wallet drainer that stole their digital assets.
- Bill Toulas
- March 11, 2024
- 10:54 AM
- 0
Apple fixes two new iOS zero-days exploited in attacks on iPhones

Apple released emergency security updates to fix two iOS zero-day vulnerabilities that were exploited in attacks on iPhones.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 05, 2024
- 04:34 PM
- 0
Apple blames Spotify for $1.95 billion fine over "abusive" App store rules

The European Commission has fined Apple €1.8 billion, or approximately $1.95 million, for allegedly abusing its market dominance in music streaming app distribution to prevent developers from promoting cheaper services outside the app.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 04, 2024
- 12:58 PM
- 0
Apple adds PQ3 quantum-resistant encryption to iMessage

Apple is adding to the iMessage instant messaging service a new post-quantum cryptographic protocol named PQ3, designed to defend encryption from quantum attacks.
- Bill Toulas
- February 24, 2024
- 11:04 AM
- 5
Fraudsters tried to scam Apple out of 5,000 iPhones worth over $3 million

Two Chinese nationals face 20 years in prison after being caught and convicted of submitting over 5,000 fake iPhones worth more than $3 million to Apple with the goal of having them replaced with genuine devices.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 21, 2024
- 03:27 PM
- 0
New ‘Gold Pickaxe’ Android, iOS malware steals your face for fraud

A new iOS and Android trojan named 'GoldPickaxe' employs a social engineering scheme to trick victims into scanning their faces and ID documents, which are believed to be used to generate deepfakes for unauthorized banking access.
- Bill Toulas
- February 15, 2024
- 03:00 AM
- 2
Fake LastPass password manager spotted on Apple’s App Store

LastPass is warning that a fake copy of its app is being distributed on the Apple App Store, likely used as a phishing app to steal users' credentials.
- Bill Toulas
- February 08, 2024
- 12:02 PM
- 8
CISA warns of patched iPhone kernel bug now exploited in attacks

CISA warned today that a patched kernel security flaw affecting Apple iPhones, Macs, TVs, and watches is now being actively exploited in attacks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 31, 2024
- 02:02 PM
- 0