Tag: iphone
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Apple alerts exploit developer that his iPhone was targeted with government spyware
A developer at Trenchant, a leading Western spyware and zero-day maker, was suspected of leaking company tools and fired. Weeks later, Apple notified him that his personal iPhone was targeted with spyware. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/10/21/apple-alerts-exploit-developer-that-his-iphone-was-targeted-with-government-spyware/
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3 Best VPN for iPhone (2025), Tested and Reviewed
There are dozens of iPhone VPNs at your disposal, but these are the services that will actually keep your browsing safe. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/gallery/best-vpn-for-iphone/
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3 Best VPN for iPhone (2025), Tested and Reviewed
There are dozens of iPhone VPNs at your disposal, but these are the services that will actually keep your browsing safe. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/gallery/best-vpn-for-iphone/
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iPhone besser vor Behördenzugriff schützen: Apple verdoppelt Bug-Bounty-Prämie
First seen on t3n.de Jump to article: t3n.de/news/iphone-apple-bug-bounty-1711809/
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Apple bumps RCE bug bounties to $2M to counter commercial spyware vendors
Higher difficulty means higher rewards: The culmination of that work is what Apple now calls Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE) and is a feature of its new A19 and A19 Pro chips found in its iPhone 17 and iPhone Air lineup. MIE is leveraged in iOS to protect the entire kernel and over 70 userland processes,…
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Apple Announces $2 Million Bug Bounty Reward for the Most Dangerous Exploits
With the mercenary spyware industry booming, Apple VP Ivan Krstić tells WIRED that the company is also offering bonuses that could bring the max total reward for iPhone exploits to $5 million. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/apple-announces-2-million-bug-bounty-reward/
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Apple Announces $2 Million Bug Bounty Reward for the Most Dangerous Exploits
With the mercenary spyware industry booming, Apple VP Ivan Krstić tells WIRED that the company is also offering bonuses that could bring the max total reward for iPhone exploits to $5 million. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/apple-announces-2-million-bug-bounty-reward/
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Apple Announces $2 Million Bug Bounty Reward for the Most Dangerous Exploits
With the mercenary spyware industry booming, Apple VP Ivan Krstić tells WIRED that the company is also offering bonuses that could bring the max total reward for iPhone exploits to $5 million. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/apple-announces-2-million-bug-bounty-reward/
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iPhone Software Update Failed? Here’s How to Fix It Without Data Loss
You tap Update, wait for the progress indicator, and then error. Your iPhone freezes and displays >>Update Failed,
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Apple’s first iOS 26 security update fixes memory corruption flaw
Apple issues an update for its brand new iOS 26 mobile operating system, fixing a potentially dangerous vulnerability affecting iPhones, iPads and other Mac devices First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366632180/Apples-first-iOS-26-security-update-fixes-memory-corruption-flaw
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New Smish: New York Department of Revenue
As I was visiting SmishTank to report the most recent SMish that I had received (an iMessage from a +27 South African telephone number claiming to be from ParkMobile) I noticed there had been many recent submissions from the New York Department of Revenue. SmishTank is operated by Professor Muhammad Lutfor Rahman, a colleague of mine…
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SMS Pools and what the US Secret Service Really Found Around New York
Tags: apple, authentication, business, china, conference, control, country, credit-card, crime, crypto, data, email, exploit, finance, fraud, google, group, Hardware, infrastructure, iphone, jobs, korea, law, linux, mfa, mobile, phishing, phone, scam, service, smishing, software, theft, usa, windowsLast week the United Nations General Assembly kicked off in New York City. On the first day, a strange US Secret Service press conference revealed that they had seized 300 SIM Servers with 100,000 SIM cards. Various media outlets jumped on the idea that this was some state-sponsored sleeper cell waiting to destroy telecommunication services…
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Viral call-recording app Neon goes dark after exposing users’ phone numbers, call recordings, and transcripts
Call recording app Neon was one of the top-ranked iPhone apps, but was pulled offline after a security bug allowed any logged-in user to access the call recordings and transcripts of any other user. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/09/25/viral-call-recording-app-neon-goes-dark-after-exposing-users-phone-numbers-call-recordings-and-transcripts/
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WhatsApp adds message translation to iPhone and Android apps
WhatsApp has started rolling out a new translation feature that enables Android and iPhone users to translate messages in chats, groups, and channel updates. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/whatsapp-adds-message-translation-to-iphone-and-android-apps/
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New iOS Video Injection Tool Bypasses Biometric Locks on Jailbroken iPhones
A newly discovered video injection tool for iOS devices that have been jailbroken poses a serious threat to modern digital identity verification. Developed to run on iOS 15 or later, this highly specialized toolkit can circumvent weak biometric checks and even exploit services lacking any biometric safeguards. Its emergence marks a troubling shift toward automated,…
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Apple Releases iOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26 and 50+ Security Fixes
Apple just fixed more than 50 security flaws across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Watch, TV, and Vision Pro. The post Apple Releases iOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26 and 50+ Security Fixes appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-apple-ios26-macos26-release-security-fixes/
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Apple Patches 0-Day Vulnerabilities in Older iPhones and iPads
Apple has released critical security updates for older iPhone and iPad models, addressing a zero-day vulnerability that has reportedly been exploited in sophisticated targeted attacks. The iOS 16.7.12 and iPadOS 16.7.12 updates, released on September 15, 2025, patch a serious security flaw affecting legacy Apple devices. Active Exploitation Confirmed The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-43300, represents…
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Apple addresses dozens of vulnerabilities in latest software for iPhones, iPads and Macs
The tech giant doesn’t provide details about the severity of vulnerabilities it discloses, but none of the new defects are under active attack. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/apple-security-updates-september-2025/
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Apple 0-day likely used in spy attacks affected devices as old as iPhone 8
May have been used in ‘extremely sophisticated’ attacks against ‘specific targeted individuals’ First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/09/16/apple_0day_spy_attacks/
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Apple backports zero-day patches to older iPhones and iPads
Apple has released security updates to backport patches released last month to older iPhones and iPads, addressing a zero-day bug that was exploited in “extremely sophisticated” attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-backports-zero-day-patches-to-older-iphones-and-ipads/
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Apple backports zero-day patches to older iPhones and iPads
Apple has released security updates to backport patches released last month to older iPhones and iPads, addressing a zero-day bug that was exploited in “extremely sophisticated” attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-backports-zero-day-patches-to-older-iphones-and-ipads/
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Apple Releases Security Update Patching Multiple Vulnerabilities in iOS 26 and iPadOS 26
Apple has released a comprehensive security update for iOS 26 and iPadOS 26, addressing27 vulnerabilitiesacross multiple system components. The update, released on September 15, 2025, targets devices including iPhone 11 and later models, along with various iPad generations from iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation onwards. Critical System Components Affected The security patches span 23 different system…
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Chinese Guarantee Syndicates and the Fruit Machine
When I was speaking to a group of Bank Security people in New York City yesterday, I mentioned “machine rooms” — which are rooms full of Apple iPhones that are used to send iMessage phishing spam. Someone in the audience asked “Where would they get that many phones?” The kids like to use the acronym…
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Apple’s 2026 Security Program Could Change iPhone Safety
Apple opens 2026 Security Research Device applications, giving experts loaned iPhones to hunt iOS flaws. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/applications/apples-2026-security-program-could-change-iphone-safety/
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Spionage auf dem iPhone: Neue Spyware-Attacken treffen Apple-Nutzer
Seit 2021 hat Apple bereits Betroffene aus über 150 Ländern vor Spyware-Attacken gewarnt. Die jüngste Angriffswelle ist schon die vierte in diesem Jahr. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/spionage-auf-dem-iphone-neue-spyware-attacken-treffen-apple-nutzer-2509-200027.html
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Apple’s latest iPhone security feature just made life more difficult for spyware makers
Apple launched a new security feature for iPhone 17 and iPhone Air designed to reduce the effect of memory corruption bugs, and in turn make spyware and zero-days more difficult to hack into iPhones. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/09/11/apples-latest-iphone-security-feature-just-made-life-more-difficult-for-spyware-makers/
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Apple’s Big Bet to Eliminate the iPhone’s Most Targeted Vulnerabilities
Alongside new iPhones, Apple released a new security architecture on Tuesday: Memory Integrity Enforcement aims to eliminate the most frequently exploited class of iOS bugs. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/apple-iphone-17-memory-integrity-enforcement/
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Apple iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Feature A19 Chips With Spyware-Resistant Memory Safety
Apple on Tuesday revealed a new security feature called Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE) that’s built into its newly introduced iPhone models, including iPhone 17 and iPhone Air.MIE, per the tech giant, offers “always-on memory safety protection” across critical attack surfaces such as the kernel and over 70 userland processes without sacrificing device performance by designing…
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Apple iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Feature A19 Chips With Spyware-Resistant Memory Safety
Apple on Tuesday revealed a new security feature called Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE) that’s built into its newly introduced iPhone models, including iPhone 17 and iPhone Air.MIE, per the tech giant, offers “always-on memory safety protection” across critical attack surfaces such as the kernel and over 70 userland processes without sacrificing device performance by designing…