Adware installer gives itself permission to access Mac users’ keychain
“Malwarebytes researcher Adam Thomas has made an interesting discovery: an adware installer created by Genieo, a well-known distributor of unwanted software, is taking …
Over 225,000 Apple accounts compromised via iOS malware
“Researchers from Palo Alto Networks and China-based WeipTech have unearthed a scheme that resulted in the largest known Apple account theft caused by malware. All in …
Unmanaged Apple devices are a liability for corporations
While people widely use Apple devices for work, lack of security and management of those devices exposes companies to significant liabilities, according to a new survey by …
Researcher releases exploit for OS X 0-day that gives root access
Italian security researcher Luca Todesco has published PoC exploit code for a newly discovered zero-day privilege escalation flaw affecting OS X Yosemite (v10.10) and …
Apple fixes a bucketload of vulnerabilities in everything
Apple has pushed out updates for OS X Yosemite, OS X Server, iOS and Safari, fixing a bucketload of critical and less critical vulnerabilities.While the OS X Server update …
Apple patches serious remotely exploitable iTunes and App Store flaw
Security researcher Benjamin Kunz Mejri from Vulnerability Lab has discovered a serious vulnerability in Apple’s App Store and iTunes web apps, which can lead to …
Bug in OS X Yosemite allows attackers to gain root access
Security researcher Stefan Esser has revealed the existence of a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting OS X 10.10 (Yosemite), and has provided a working proof of …
Apple to introduce two-factor authentication option in iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan
Starting with OS X 10.11 (“El Capitan”) and iOS 9, Apple will introduce a two-factor authentication option that will replace the current two-step verification …
Security updates for OS X, iOS fix bucketload of serious bugs
Apple has released security updates for Safari, OS X Yosemite (and previous OS X versions), and iOS.The OS X update contains fixes for 77 vulnerabilities, many of which can be …
EFF delves into privacy practices of Apple, Google, Twitter, and others
Our digital lives are leaving data trails through social networking sites, email providers, Internet service providers, and mobile apps. But which companies fight the hardest …
Unpatched OS X, iOS flaws allow password, token theft from keychain, apps
Six researchers from Indiana University Bloomington, Peking University and Georgia Tech have recently published a paper in which they detail the existence of critical security …
Serious MitM flaw plugged in latest watchOS version
If you’ve recently bought an Apple Watch, or if you have had one for a while now, but you haven’t updated to the latest watchOS version, now is the time to do it …