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Phishers target victims of iOS device theft

A clever phishing scheme has been spotted targeting users who have had their iPad or iPhone stolen, leading researchers to believe that it has been set up by a criminal group …

“Win Free iPhone 6” scams hit Facebook

As the day of the release of Apple’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus draws near, scammers have expectedly begun using the new devices as a lure in Facebook scams. As usual, …

Facebook to fix flaw that can force iPhones to make calls

Facebook will soon be pushing out an update to its iOS Messenger app meant to patch a vulnerability that could allow attackers to place pricy calls from users’ phones by …

Malware targets jailbroken iOS devices, hijacks ad revenue

AdThief (or Spad) is the name of a recently discovered iOS malware that has managed to infect some 75,000 jailbroken iOS devices and steal revenue from around 22 million ads …

iPhones are immune to FinSpy infections

FinSpyMobile, the mobile spying software sold by German company Gamma Group, can’t be installed on iPhones that have not been jailbroken, shows one of the documents …

Free iPhone app for encrypted phone calls released

There is finally a free alternative for all iOS users who are looking to encrypt their voice calls: the app is called Signal, and has been developed by the Open Whisper …

Apple confirms iOS backdoors, researcher says explanation is misleading

In the wake of the discovery of undocumented features in Apple’s iOS that can serve as backdoors, the company has modified a knowledge base article to enumerate and …

Intentional backdoors in iOS devices uncovered

A researcher has revealed that Apple has equipped its mobile iOS with several undocumented features that can be used by attackers and law enforcement to access the sensitive …

Hacker hijacks Apple devices remotely, asks for ransom

An unusual case of cyber extortion has been spotted in Australia: Apple device users in Queensland, NSW, Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria have woken up to see …

Free encrypted mobile messaging app for iOS

SRD Wireless launched PQChat, a free app for iOS designed to make communications between people and businesses as safe, secure and private as possible. NTS protects data using …

Cryptocat now available for iPhone

Cryptocat, the popular open source application that enables users to chat online easily and securely, is now available for iPhone users (on Apple’s App Store), as well. …

Wirelessly expand your iPad to 1TB

LaCie announced Fuel: a go-anywhere wireless hard drive for iPad, iPhone and Mac. Without requiring Internet access, the LaCie Fuel adds 1TB of external storage capacity to …

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