Apple Patches AirPods Bluetooth Vulnerability That Could Allow Eavesdropping Jun 26, 2024NewsroomFirmware Security / Vulnerability Apple has released a firmware update for AirPods that could allow a malicious actor to gain access to the headphones in an unauthorized manner. Tracked as CVE-2024-27867, the authentication issue affects AirPods (2nd generation and Read more…
Apple Integrates OpenAI's ChatGPT into Siri for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Apple has announced the launch of a “groundbreaking cloud intelligence system” called Private Cloud Compute (PCC) that’s designed for processing artificial intelligence (AI) tasks in a privacy-preserving manner in the cloud. The tech giant described PCC as the “most Read more…
Apple and Google Launch Cross-Platform Feature to Detect Unwanted Bluetooth Tracking Devices Apple and Google on Monday officially announced the rollout of a new feature that notifies users across both iOS and Android if a Bluetooth tracking device is being used to stealthily keep tabs on them without their knowledge Read more…
New "GoFetch" Vulnerability in Apple M-Series Chips Leaks Secret Encryption Keys A new security shortcoming discovered in Apple M-series chips could be exploited to extract secret keys used during cryptographic operations. Dubbed GoFetch, the vulnerability relates to a microarchitectural side-channel attack that takes advantage of a feature known as data memory-dependent Read more…
U.S. Justice Department Sues Apple Over Monopoly and Messaging Security The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), along with 16 other state and district attorneys general, on Thursday accused Apple of illegally maintaining a monopoly over smartphones, thereby undermining, among others, security and privacy of users when messaging non-iPhone users. “Apple wraps itself Read more…
Urgent: Apple Issues Critical Updates for Actively Exploited Zero-Day Flaws Apple has released security updates to address several security flaws, including two vulnerabilities that it said have been actively exploited in the wild. The shortcomings are listed below – CVE-2024-23225 – A memory corruption issue in Kernel that an attacker with Read more…
Apple Unveils PQ3 Protocol – Post-Quantum Encryption for iMessage Apple has announced a new post-quantum cryptographic protocol called PQ3 that it said will be integrated into iMessage to secure the messaging platform against future attacks arising from the threat of a practical quantum computer. “With compromise-resilient encryption and extensive defenses against even Read more…
New Stealthy “RustDoor” Backdoor Targeting Apple macOS Devices Feb 10, 2024NewsroommacOS Malware / Cyber Threat Apple macOS users are the target of a new Rust-based backdoor that has been operating under the radar since November 2023. The backdoor, codenamed RustDoor by Bitdefender, has been found to impersonate an update for Read more…
Apple Issues Patch for Critical Zero-Day in iPhones, Macs Jan 23, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Device Security Apple on Monday released security updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and Safari web browser to address a zero-day flaw that has come under active exploitation in the wild. The issue, tracked as CVE-2024-23222, is Read more…
CISA Flags 6 Vulnerabilities – Apple, Apache, Adobe , D-Link, Joomla Under Attack Jan 10, 2024NewsroomPatch Management / Threat Intelligence The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added six security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. This includes CVE-2023-27524 (CVSS score: Read more…