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WWDC: Apple unveils forthcoming privacy, security protections for upcoming iOS 12, macOS 10.14 Mojave operating systems

Apple is addressing security concerns in both iOS 12 and macOS 10.14 Mojave and outlined a number of new protections at its Worldwide Developers Conference, which is taking place in San Jose, California this week. Among the new measures to be implemented is extending privacy protections to the camera, microphone, and other sensitive user data […]

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FBI warns users to reboot their wireless routers to disable Russian-linked “VPNFilter” malware

The FBI itself has issued a warning and you might want to follow their advice. The FBI recently issued a security notice warning that all home and small office routers should be rebooted after Cisco’s Talon group discovered sophisticated Russian-linked “VPNFilter” malware infecting at least 500,000 networking devices. Per the warning, the malware is described […]

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Security researchers warn of PGP, S/MIME encryption vulnerabilities in Apple Mail, other email clients

This might keep Apple’s security teams for a few night working on a patch. A group of vulnerabilities discovered in PGP and S/MIME that could allow an attacker to read emails encrypted using the standards, with one attack potentially allowing for a message to be decrypted by abusing a flaw in the way Mail for […]

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OceanLotus-related macOS backdoor discovered

A new macOS backdoor has been discovered. Per antivirus company Trend Micro, a new macOS backdoor has been located. The backdoor is said to be linked to OceanLotus, also known as “APT32”, which is a hacking group that started being active in 2017. The group has launched attacks against human rights organizations, media organizations, research […]

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iOS’ “iBoot” component leaked to GitHub, quickly pulled by Apple

Apple, and its legal department, do not like it when you leak source code for core components of iOS on GitHub. This is exactly what happened, as a chunk of source code, labeled “iBoot”, which is the part of iOS that is responsible for ensuring a trusted boot of the operating system, found its way […]