At $100, the old-gen iPhone encryption-cracking tools are a bargain to hackers looking to pick up leftover forensics or police Wi-Fi data.
Tag Archives: iOS
Thunderclap: Apple Macs at risk from malicious Thunderbolt peripherals
Researchers have revealed how malicious Thunderbolt and PCI Express (PCIe) peripherals could be used to compromise computers running macOS, Windows, Linux and FreeBSD.
Facebook apps secretly sending sensitive data back to the mothership
New York governor Andrew Cuomo has ordered an investigation into how Facebook is still allowing blabby apps to violate its privacy policies.
Apple App Store stuffed with hardcore porn and gambling apps
The apps, which violate content policies, got in there via the same Enterprise Certificate program that Facebook and Google exploited.
Another flaw found in macOS Mojave’s privacy protection
Ever since Apple announced enhanced privacy protection for macOS Mojave 10.14 last September, a dedicated band of researchers has been poking away at it looking for security flaws. Here’s another.
Ep. 019 – Android holes, iOS screengrabbing and USB poo [PODCAST]
Here’s the latest Naked Security podcast – enjoy!
Apple sued for ‘forcing’ 2FA on accounts
Time is money, baby: Jay Brodsky claims that Apple’s 2FA “intermeddling” takes minutes out of his day, causing “economic loss.”
iPhone apps record your screen sessions without asking
Absent from privacy policies, the tracking came to light after a breach with Air Canada’s mobile app, then password slurping from Mixpanel.
Apple kicks Facebook’s snoopy Research app out of the App Store
It was paying people, including teens, up to $20 to install an app that got root access for “nearly limitless access,” encryption or no.
Update now! Apple releases first 2019 iOS and macOS patches
Apple has issued its January security updates fixing a list of mostly shared CVE flaws affecting iOS and macOS with a smattering for Safari, watchOS, tvOS, and iCloud for Windows.