Apple released fixes for various products this week, including one for a bug that has been public with proof-of-concept code for two months.
Tag Archives: OS X
Synthetic clicks and the macOS flaw Apple can’t seem to fix
A researcher has found a way to abuse synthetic clicks in macOS “Catalina”, and it hasn’t even shipped yet.
Apple patches 51 security flaws with iOS 12.2 update
Apple’s update patches 51 iOS holes, the more serious of which include bugs in Safari, Keychain and FaceTime.
Google reveals BuggyCow macOS security flaw
Google’s Project Zero researchers have revealed a “high severity” macOS security flaw nicknamed ‘BuggyCow’ which Apple appears to be in no rush to patch.
Apple gets bug for free, while world sees first $1m bug hunter
An Argentinian has garnered $1m in bug bounties, while a German researcher has given up on getting any bounty at all from Apple.
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.
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.”
KeySteal could allow someone to steal your Apple Keychain passwords
The researcher says it works without root or administrator privileges and without password prompts. But he’s not revealing how it works to Apple because there’s no money for him in its invite-only/iOS-only bounties.
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.
Update now! Apple releases security fixes for iOS, MacOS, Safari, others
If you own any kind of Apple device or software, you may want to check to see if you have an update waiting for you.