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Apple to send out first wave of “jailbroken” iPhones to security researchers, security program participants

Apple is reportedly preparing to send out “jailbroken” iPhone handsets to the first participants of its Security Research Device (SRD) program, which will allow security researchers to dig into iOS more deeply than they have before. The program offers specially configured iPhones that are less locked down than their consumer counterparts, allowing researchers easier access […]

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Adobe updates Acrobat Reader DC, resolves three potential security exploits that could allow for root access

Now’s the time to update your copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. Adobe on Thursday announced that the company had patched three serious vulnerabilities within Acrobat Reader DC that allowed for malicious programs to gain access to root privileges. According to security researcher Yuebin Sin, it doesn’t appear as if the vulnerabilities had yet been […]

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U.S. government warns against vulnerability found in Firefox, users users to update to current version immediately

Less than two weeks into 2020, and the first critical security flaw in a web browser has surfaced. The issue is found in Mozilla’s Firefox web browser, and the Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is warning users about it. The good news is that the issue has already been patched, and snagging the new Firefox […]

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Apple releases iOS 12.4, watchOS 5.3 updates, addresses Walkie Talkie audio vulnerability

With iOS 13, watchOS 6, and macOS Catalina just around the corner, Apple has released iOS 12.4, and watchOS 5.3, both of which see significant improvements, such as a fix for the Walkie Talkie audio bug issue. Other changes include refinements to Apple News, with downloaded issues of publications now showing up in My Magazines […]

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Apple issues second silent macOS update to address Zoom-based webcam vulnerabilities in RingCentral and Zhumu

Apple has pushed yet another silent update to macOS to address the Mac hijack vulnerability in RingCentral and Zhumu. These two apps are powered by Zoom, and thus present the same web server vulnerability as Zoom. The Zoom vulnerability, which was discovered last week, was addressed by a silent macOS update issued by Apple to […]