Your iMessage messages could be on the verge of becoming substantially more secure. Apple on Wednesday announced a new post-quantum cryptographic protocol for iMessage called “PQ3.” The company stated that this “groundbreaking” and “state-of-the-art” protocol provides “extensive defenses against even highly sophisticated quantum attacks,” as seen in their public release: Today we are announcing the […]
This is one of those things that make you cringe and hope there’s a firmware update to resolve it in the works. Two recently-discovered Bluetooth security flaws allow attackers to hijack the connections of all devices using Bluetooth 4.2 to 5.4, a range that encompasses all devices between late 2014 and now. AirDrop is also […]
This is another reason iOS and firmware updates exist. Apple has officially acknowledged another iOS bug impacting customers of the iPhone 14, this time related to cellular data and SIM card support. Per a leaked memo, the company acknowledged that some users of its iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 […]
If you’ve been having trouble sharing iCloud links for Shortcuts recently, you’re not alone. It appears that all older links no longer appear to be functional. rendering it impossible to add shared Shortcuts from links that were created a while ago. It’s unknown as to exactly what the cut off date is for created Shortcut […]
This is why you don’t download suspicious Flash updates from out of nowhere. Security firm Kaspersky has stated that in 2019, the Shlayer Trojan infect one in ten Mac users, exposing users to malicious apps that hide behind fake error messages about users needing to update Flash. The firm stated that Macs have been the […]