This might be worth watching out for. Per developer Felix Krause, a popup technique could be used to easily trick someone into handing over their Apple ID and password on their iOS device. The developer noted that it is incredibly easy for an iOS app maker to recreate the Apple ID password prompt. From there, […]
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Over the years, Apple’s Touch ID technology has proven to be a legal gray area whenever law enforcement or border patrol asked you to hand over your iPhone. A new feature may have surfaced in a beta of iOS 11 that essentially functions as a “cop button”, wherein the iPhone owner can set up a […]
In the age of Macs becoming more popular again, the amount of malware available for the macOS is on the rise. According to the McAfee Labs, malware attacks on Apple’s Mac computers were up 744% in 2016, and its researchers have discovered nearly 460,000 Mac malware samples, which is still just a small part of […]
Apple has bought yet another company that they may do something nifty with. Apple has purchased Realface, a cybertechnology startup whose facial recognition technology can be used to authenticate users. This is Apple’s fourth acquisition in Israel and the deal is estimated to be worth a couple of million of dollars. Realface was established in […]
Apple’s Activation Lock web site may have been involved in a hack, thus explaining its sudden removal and elimination. As it turns out, the Activation Lock website was a vital part of a bypass hack used to unlock devices bricked by Activation Lock, perhaps hinting at why Apple shelved it. The hack centered around the […]