News in the Apple category

Recently patched Apple, Chrome zero-days exploited in spyware attacks

Security researchers with the Citizen Lab and Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) revealed today that three zero-days patched by Apple on Thursday were abused as part of an exploit chain to install Cytrox's Predator spyware.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 22, 2023
- 02:16 PM
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Apple emergency updates fix 3 new zero-days exploited in attacks

Apple released emergency security updates to patch three new zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks targeting iPhone and Mac users, for a total of 16 zero-days patched this year.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 21, 2023
- 01:57 PM
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France demands Apple pull iPhone 12 due to high RF radiation levels

The Agence Nationale des Fréquences (ANFR) has asked Apple to withdraw iPhone 12 smartphones from the French market because the device emits radiofrequency energy that is beyond the limit permitted to be absorbed by the human body.
- Bill Toulas
- September 13, 2023
- 01:41 PM
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New 'MetaStealer' malware targets Intel-based macOS systems

A new information stealer malware named 'MetaStealer' has appeared in the wild, stealing a wide variety of sensitive information from Intel-based macOS computers.
- Bill Toulas
- September 12, 2023
- 05:06 PM
- 0
Apple backports BLASTPASS zero-day fix to older iPhones

Apple released security updates for older iPhones to fix a zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-41064 that was actively exploited to infect iOS devices with NSO's Pegasus spyware.
- Bill Toulas
- September 12, 2023
- 09:42 AM
- 0
CISA warns govt agencies to secure iPhones against spyware attacks

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ordered federal agencies today to patch security vulnerabilities abused as part of a zero-click iMessage exploit chain to infect iPhones with NSO Group's Pegasus spyware.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 11, 2023
- 12:21 PM
- 0
Apple zero-click iMessage exploit used to infect iPhones with spyware

Citizen Lab says two zero-days fixed by Apple today in emergency security updates were actively abused as part of a zero-click exploit chain (dubbed BLASTPASS) to deploy NSO Group's Pegasus commercial spyware onto fully patched iPhones.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 07, 2023
- 04:18 PM
- 0
Apple discloses 2 new zero-days exploited to attack iPhones, Macs

Apple released emergency security updates to fix two new zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks targeting iPhone and Mac users, for a total of 13 exploited zero-days patched since the start of the year.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 07, 2023
- 01:58 PM
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Flipper Zero can be used to launch iOS Bluetooth spam attacks

The Flipper Zero portable wireless pen-testing and hacking tool can be used to aggressively spam Bluetooth connection messages at Apple iOS devices, such as iPhones and iPads.
- Bill Toulas
- September 06, 2023
- 04:12 PM
- 0
Apple opens 2024 applications to get ‘security research’ iPhones

Apple announced today that iOS security researchers can now apply for a Security Research Device (SRD) by the end of October.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- August 30, 2023
- 04:38 PM
- 0
Apple says new App Store API rules will limit user fingerprinting

Starting this fall, Apple has announced that developers will be required to provide a reason for using certain APIs that can collect information from their apps' users.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 28, 2023
- 04:26 PM
- 0
New Realst macOS malware steals your cryptocurrency wallets

A new Mac malware named "Realst" is being used in a massive campaign targeting Apple computers, with some of its latest variants including support for macOS 14 Sonoma, which is still in development.
- Bill Toulas
- July 25, 2023
- 02:28 PM
- 0
Apple fixes new zero-day used in attacks against iPhones, Macs

Apple has released security updates to address zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks targeting iPhones, Macs, and iPads.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 24, 2023
- 02:36 PM
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Apple re-releases zero-day patch after fixing browsing issue

Apple fixed and re-released emergency security updates addressing a WebKit zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks. The initial patches had to be withdrawn on Monday due to browsing issues on certain websites.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 12, 2023
- 05:27 PM
- 0
Apple confirms WebKit security updates break browsing on some sites

Apple confirmed today that emergency security updates released on Monday to address a zero-day bug exploited in attacks break browsing on some websites, and new ones will be released soon to address this known issue.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 11, 2023
- 11:42 AM
- 0
Apple releases emergency update to fix zero-day exploited in attacks

Apple has issued a new round of Rapid Security Response (RSR) updates to address a new zero-day bug exploited in attacks and impacting fully-patched iPhones, Macs, and iPads.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 10, 2023
- 02:01 PM
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CISA orders agencies to patch iPhone bugs abused in spyware attacks

Today, CISA ordered federal agencies to patch recently patched security vulnerabilities exploited as zero-days to deploy Triangulation spyware on iPhones via iMessage zero-click exploits.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 23, 2023
- 02:06 PM
- 0
Apple fixes zero-days used to deploy Triangulation spyware via iMessage

Apple addressed three new zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks installing Triangulation spyware on iPhones via iMessage zero-click exploits.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 21, 2023
- 02:31 PM
- 0
New tool scans iPhones for 'Triangulation' malware infection

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has released a tool to detect if Apple iPhones and other iOS devices are infected with a new 'Triangulation' malware.
- Bill Toulas
- June 05, 2023
- 01:58 PM
- 2
Russia says US hacked thousands of iPhones in iOS zero-click attacks

Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky says some iPhones on its network were hacked using an iOS vulnerability that installed malware via iMessage zero-click exploits. Russia blames these attacks on US intelligence agencies.
- Bill Toulas
- June 01, 2023
- 12:11 PM
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