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What to do if your iPhone or Android smartphone gets stolen?

A lost, stolen, or compromised smartphone today means we are in serious trouble. Most people have everything related to their personal and professional lives stored on their …

Apple Passwords app
How to create verification codes in Apple Passwords app

Starting with iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and visionOS 2, the Apple Passwords app enables you to manage your passwords, passkeys, and verification codes. For websites …

Apple Passwords app
How to setup passkeys in Apple Passwords app

Beginning with iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and visionOS 2, the Passwords app allows you to manage your passwords, passkeys, and verification codes. Passwords app …

Apple iPhone security
How to lock and hide iPhone apps in iOS 18

iOS 18 allows you to lock and hide apps to protect the information within them by requiring Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode for access, while also concealing the content …

Apple security
Apple releases iOS 18, with security and privacy improvements

Apple has launched iOS 18, the latest significant iteration of the operating system powering its iPhones. Along with many new features and welcome customization options, iOS …

phishing
New phishing method targets Android and iPhone users

ESET researchers discovered an uncommon type of phishing campaign targeting Android and iPhone users. They analyzed a case observed in the wild that targeted clients of a …

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iOS users beware: GoldPickaxe trojan steals your facial data

Group-IB uncovered a new iOS trojan designed to steal users’ facial recognition data, identity documents, and intercept SMS. The trojan, dubbed GoldPickaxe.iOS by Group-IB’s …

Stolen Device Protection for iPhone
Apple debuts new feature to frustrate iPhone thieves

Besides fixing an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability, the latest update for the iOS 17 branch offers a new feature to help you protect your accounts and sensitive …

mobile
New method to safeguard against mobile account takeovers

Computer science researchers have developed a new way to identify security weaknesses that leave people vulnerable to account takeover attacks, where an attacker gains …

iPhone
Kaspersky releases utility to detect iOS spyware infections

Kaspersky’s researchers have developed a lightweight method to detect indicators of infection from sophisticated iOS spyware such as NSO Group’s Pegasus, …

privacy
Sic Permission Slip on data brokers that use your data

Permission Slip, an iPhone and Android app developed by Consumer Reports, helps users ask companies and data brokers to stop sharing their personal data and/or delete it. The …

FluBot
FluBot takedown: Law enforcement takes control of Android spyware’s infrastructure

An international law enforcement operation involving 11 countries has disrupted the spreading of the FluBot Android malware, which spreads via SMS and MMS and steals sensitive …

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