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iOS 8 fixes bucketload of severe security bugs

Apple has released the latest version of its mobile OS on Wednesday, and in it has fixed over 50 vulnerabilities, many of which are very serious: Two vulnerabilities allowed a …

Apple adds two-step verification for iCloud

Apple has announced that the two-step verification option for iCloud accounts now also extends to iCloud backups, preventing attackers who know the target’s password …

What security experts think about Apple Pay

Apple announced Apple Pay, a new category of service that works with iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus through a NFC antenna design, a dedicated chip called the Secure Element, and …

Apple built multi-factor authenticated payment in the right order

As an American living in Europe I have been perplexed at multi-factor authentication for payments. The Americans (laggards in my opinion) have been using magnetic stripe cards …

iCloud wasn’t hacked, says Apple

Apple has released a statement denying that iCloud was hacked to steal nude photos of celebrities. “When we learned of the theft, we were outraged and immediately …

Apple patches Safari arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities

Apple released new versions of their Safari browser – 6.1.6 and 7.0.6 – in which they fixed multiple memory corruption problems in Webkit. Out of the seven …

Malware targets jailbroken iOS devices, hijacks ad revenue

AdThief (or Spad) is the name of a recently discovered iOS malware that has managed to infect some 75,000 jailbroken iOS devices and steal revenue from around 22 million ads …

iPhones are immune to FinSpy infections

FinSpyMobile, the mobile spying software sold by German company Gamma Group, can’t be installed on iPhones that have not been jailbroken, shows one of the documents …

Apple confirms iOS backdoors, researcher says explanation is misleading

In the wake of the discovery of undocumented features in Apple’s iOS that can serve as backdoors, the company has modified a knowledge base article to enumerate and …

Intentional backdoors in iOS devices uncovered

A researcher has revealed that Apple has equipped its mobile iOS with several undocumented features that can be used by attackers and law enforcement to access the sensitive …

iOS 8 will randomize devices’ MAC address to increase privacy

The next major release of Apple’s iOS mobile operating system will include an important change: when local wireless networks scan for devices in range, devices running …

How do the new features in OS X Yosemite and iOS 8 impact security and privacy?

At the annual Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC) Apple announced the latest versions of OS X and iOS. With this announcement came a long list of new features and …

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