iOS

Apple patches drive-by Wi-Fi flaw with emergency iOS patch

April 4, 2017

Less than a week after Apple pushed out iOS 10.3 comes an iOS emergency patch that all iDevice owners should implement as soon a possible. The security note accompanying iOS …

With iOS 10.3, iDevices get new Apple File System with native encryption support

March 28, 2017

On Monday, Apple released updates for its various products. As usual, they fix flaws and add capabilities, but the iOS update (v10.3) is more noteworthy than usual, as it will …

Scareware scammers target iOS users

March 28, 2017

A bug in the way that Mobile Safari handles pop-up dialogs has been abused to scare iOS users into paying a “fine” in the form of an iTunes pre-paid card. The iOS …

Leaked: Docs cataloguing CIA’s frightening hacking capabilities

March 7, 2017

WikiLeaks has released 8,761 documents and files they claim originate from the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) – more specifically, from an “isolated, …

Apple releases security patches for everything, update today!

January 24, 2017

On Monday, Apple released its latest batch of security patches for macOS, Safari, iOS, watchOS, tvOS, iTunes and iCloud for Windows. The iTunes and iCloud for Windows updates …

Meitu photo retouching app may be invading your privacy

January 20, 2017

Have you heard about Meitu, the photo retouching mobile app that turns people into more cutesy or beautiful versions of themselves? Chances are that even if you don’t …

Firefox Focus: Private iOS browsing made easy

November 18, 2016

Mozilla has released Firefox Focus, an iOS app that lets you browse the Internet without having to worry who’s tracking your online activity. The app can be used …

Malicious JPEGs can compromise your iPhone

October 27, 2016

A vulnerability in the iOS CoreGraphics component allows attackers to compromise iDevices by tricking victims into viewing a maliciously crafted JPEG file. The good news is …

Signal users can now make their messages disappear

October 12, 2016

Open Whisper Systems’ Signal, the messaging app favoured by Edward Snowden and many other users who want and need to keep their communication safe and private, is now …

Enhance iMessage security using Confide

September 29, 2016

One of the new features in iOS 10 offers the possibility of deploying specially crafted applications within iMessage. Most users will probably (ab)use this new functionality …

Mobile security stripped bare: Why we need to start again

September 28, 2016

We’re all familiar with the cartoon image of a character stopping a water leak by plugging a finger into the hole, only for another leak to start, needing another finger, and …

Looking for an iOS jailbreak? Beware of scammy offers

September 27, 2016

Users searching for a way to jailbreak an iDevice should be extremely careful not to fall for fake offers such as that on the taig9.com website. TaiG is the name of a …

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