News in the Apple category

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.
- Bill Toulas
- April 11, 2024
- 10:16 AM
- 2
New GoFetch attack on Apple Silicon CPUs can steal crypto keys

A new side-channel attack called "GoFetch" impacts Apple M1, M2, and M3 processors and can be used to steal secret cryptographic keys from data in the CPU's cache.
- Bill Toulas
- March 22, 2024
- 11:01 AM
- 2
Oracle warns that macOS 14.4 update breaks Java on Apple CPUs

Oracle warned Apple customers to delay installing the latest macOS 14.4 Sonoma update because it will break Java on Apple silicon CPUs.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 19, 2024
- 12:52 PM
- 2
Fake Leather wallet app on Apple App Store is a crypto drainer

The developers of the Leather cryptocurrency wallet are warning of a fake app on the Apple App Store, with users reporting it is a wallet drainer that stole their digital assets.
- Bill Toulas
- March 11, 2024
- 10:54 AM
- 0
Apple fixes two new iOS zero-days exploited in attacks on iPhones

Apple released emergency security updates to fix two iOS zero-day vulnerabilities that were exploited in attacks on iPhones.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 05, 2024
- 04:34 PM
- 0
Apple blames Spotify for $1.95 billion fine over "abusive" App store rules

The European Commission has fined Apple €1.8 billion, or approximately $1.95 million, for allegedly abusing its market dominance in music streaming app distribution to prevent developers from promoting cheaper services outside the app.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 04, 2024
- 12:58 PM
- 0
Apple adds PQ3 quantum-resistant encryption to iMessage

Apple is adding to the iMessage instant messaging service a new post-quantum cryptographic protocol named PQ3, designed to defend encryption from quantum attacks.
- Bill Toulas
- February 24, 2024
- 11:04 AM
- 5
Fraudsters tried to scam Apple out of 5,000 iPhones worth over $3 million

Two Chinese nationals face 20 years in prison after being caught and convicted of submitting over 5,000 fake iPhones worth more than $3 million to Apple with the goal of having them replaced with genuine devices.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 21, 2024
- 03:27 PM
- 0
New ‘Gold Pickaxe’ Android, iOS malware steals your face for fraud

A new iOS and Android trojan named 'GoldPickaxe' employs a social engineering scheme to trick victims into scanning their faces and ID documents, which are believed to be used to generate deepfakes for unauthorized banking access.
- Bill Toulas
- February 15, 2024
- 03:00 AM
- 2
Fake LastPass password manager spotted on Apple’s App Store

LastPass is warning that a fake copy of its app is being distributed on the Apple App Store, likely used as a phishing app to steal users' credentials.
- Bill Toulas
- February 08, 2024
- 12:02 PM
- 8
CISA warns of patched iPhone kernel bug now exploited in attacks

CISA warned today that a patched kernel security flaw affecting Apple iPhones, Macs, TVs, and watches is now being actively exploited in attacks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 31, 2024
- 02:02 PM
- 0
iPhone apps abuse iOS push notifications to collect user data

Numerous iOS apps are using background processes triggered by push notifications to collect user data about devices, potentially allowing the creation of fingerprinting profiles used for tracking.
- Bill Toulas
- January 25, 2024
- 01:28 PM
- 0
Cracked macOS apps drain wallets using scripts fetched from DNS records

Hackers are using a stealthy method to deliver to macOS users information-stealing malware through DNS records that hide malicious scripts.
- Bill Toulas
- January 22, 2024
- 05:27 PM
- 0
Apple fixes first zero-day bug exploited in attacks this year

Apple released security updates to address this year's first zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks that could impact iPhones, Macs, and Apple TVs.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 22, 2024
- 02:20 PM
- 0
iShutdown scripts can help detect iOS spyware on your iPhone

Security researchers found that infections with high-profile spyware Pegasus, Reign, and Predator could be discovered on compromised Apple mobile devices by checking Shutdown.log, a system log file that stores reboot events.
- Bill Toulas
- January 17, 2024
- 01:03 PM
- 1
iPhone Triangulation attack abused undocumented hardware feature

The Operation Triangulation spyware attacks targeting iPhone devices since 2019 leveraged undocumented features in Apple chips to bypass hardware-based security protections.
- Bill Toulas
- December 27, 2023
- 09:14 AM
- 1
Apple emergency updates fix recent zero-days on older iPhones

Apple has issued emergency security updates to backport patches for two actively exploited zero-day flaws to older iPhones and some Apple Watch and Apple TV models.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 11, 2023
- 02:28 PM
- 0
US senator: Govts spy on Apple, Google users via mobile notifications

A U.S. senator revealed today that government agencies worldwide demand mobile push notification records from Apple and Google users to spy on their customers.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 06, 2023
- 02:58 PM
- 1
New proxy malware targets Mac users through pirated software

Cybercriminals are targeting Mac users with a new proxy trojan malware bundled with popular, copyrighted macOS software being offered on warez sites.
- Bill Toulas
- December 03, 2023
- 10:12 AM
- 0
Apple fixes two new iOS zero-days in emergency updates

Apple released emergency security updates to fix two zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks and impacting iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices, reaching 20 zero-days patched since the start of the year.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 30, 2023
- 02:42 PM
- 0