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North Korean hackers create Flutter apps to bypass macOS security
North Korean threat actors target Apple macOS systems using trojanized Notepad apps and minesweeper games created with Flutter, which are signed and notarized by legitimate Apple developer IDs.
- November 12, 2024
- 08:00 AM
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iPhones now auto-restart to block access to encrypted data after long idle times
Apple has added a new security feature with the iOS 18.1 update released last month to ensure that iPhones automatically reboot after long idle periods to re-encrypt data and make it harder to extract.
- November 11, 2024
- 07:19 PM
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Apple creates Private Cloud Compute VM to let researchers find bugs
Apple created a Virtual Research Environment to allow public access to testing the security of its Private Cloud Compute system, and released the source code for some "key components" to help researchers analyze the privacy and safety features on the architecture.
- October 24, 2024
- 06:48 PM
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Fraudsters imprisoned for scamming Apple out of 6,000 iPhones
Two Chinese nationals were sentenced to prison for scamming Apple out of more than $2.5 million after exchanging over 6,000 counterfeit iPhones for authentic ones.
- October 03, 2024
- 12:27 PM
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macOS Sequoia change breaks networking for VPN, antivirus software
Users of macOS 15 'Sequoia' are reporting network connection errors when using certain endpoint detection and response (EDR) or virtual private network (VPN) solutions, and web browsers.
- September 20, 2024
- 11:45 AM
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Apple pulls iPadOS 18 update bricking M4 iPad Pro devices
Apple has paused the rollout of iPadOS 18 on iPad Pro tablets with the M4 chip after numerous owners reported the update is "bricking" their devices, with no way to turn them on after performing the update.
- September 18, 2024
- 12:24 PM
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Docker-OSX image used for security research hit by Apple DMCA takedown
The popular Docker-OSX project has been removed from Docker Hub after Apple filed a DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) takedown request, alleging that it violated its copyright.
- August 31, 2024
- 10:16 AM
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Hackers steal banking creds from iOS, Android users via PWA apps
Threat actors started to use progressive web applications to impersonate banking apps and steal credentials from Android and iOS users.
- August 21, 2024
- 04:57 PM
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macOS Sequoia brings better Gatekeeper, stalkerware protections
Apple's macOS Sequoia, now in beta testing, will make it harder to bypass Gatekeeper warnings and add system alerts for potential stalkerware threats.
- August 07, 2024
- 12:59 PM
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Apple iOS 18.1 Beta previews Apple Intelligence for the first time
Apple has released the iOS 18.1 Beta to developers, allowing them to test some of its upcoming AI-powered Apple Intelligence features before they are released for testing in the public previews.
- July 29, 2024
- 03:49 PM
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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.
- June 10, 2024
- 05:57 PM
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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.
- June 07, 2024
- 03:50 PM
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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.
- May 30, 2024
- 06:00 AM
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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.
- May 23, 2024
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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.
- May 15, 2024
- 01:42 PM
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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.
- May 14, 2024
- 11:56 AM
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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.
- May 14, 2024
- 11:07 AM
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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.
- May 13, 2024
- 05:50 PM
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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.
- May 13, 2024
- 05:47 PM
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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.
- April 11, 2024
- 10:16 AM
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