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Apple addresses more than 30 security exploits in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4, iPadOS 16.4, and other system updates

You might want to snag the new updates. Apple on Monday released its macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4, iPadOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4, and tvOS 16.4 updates to the public. While they come with multiple new features, such as new emoji, notifications for web apps, and accessibility improvements, today’s updates also bring security patches. More specifically, […]

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Researcher notes Zoom access privilege exploit at DefCon, advises Mac users to update their software immediately

You definitely want to update the Zoom application on your Mac. An exploit noted by Mac security specialist Patrick Wardle and disclosed at the DefCon tracking conference on August 12 has noted a loophole that could be exploited to offer an outside user full access to your Mac. Since Zoom has to be run with […]

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Apple releases macOS Big Sur 11.6 update, focuses on security fixes

Apple on Tuesday released macOS Big Sur 11.6, its sixth major update to its macOS Big Sur operating system, which was first released in November 2020. The update comes only a month after the release of its macOS Big Sur 11.5.2 bug fix update, and addresses a number of security concerns. Specifically, the update hones […]

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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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Security researcher offers warning about Apple’s T2 chip and an unfixable vulnerability that could offer root access to an outside party

Well, this is sort of a mess. A cybersecurity researcher has claimed that macOS devices with Intel processors and a T2 security chip are vulnerable to an unfixable exploit that could offer attackers root access. The T2 chip, which is found in most modern macOS devices, is an Apple Silicon co-processor that handles boot and […]