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Apple launches Security Research Device program, looks to hunt down iOS exploits

If you’re deeply interested in iOS security, you’ll like this. The Apple Security Research Device program launched on Wednesday, the program’s goal being to provide special iPhones to researchers with code execution and containment policies. The Security Research Device (SRD) units will feature sell access capable of running any tools and entitlements. The units will […]

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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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Zoom installation operating as a superuser under macOS, operating under questionable practices

As useful as Zoom has become, especially in the wake of Coronavirus and the need to videoconference, the company’s once again in hot water over how some of its software operates. In addition to taking flak for not encrypting its data end to end, a developer has noted that Zoom installs into the macOS without […]

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Apple could see some security research advantages as a result of iOS 12.4 jailbreak

Following Apple’s update to iOS 12.4.1, Apple was able to close a security hole that allowed a hacker to create and release a working public jailbreak for a fully updated iPhone. This jaibreak allowed for unofficial software to be installed that bypassed Apple’s strict controls and potentially makes it easier for the handsets to be […]

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Apple, Google, Mozilla block spying Kazakhstan root certificate in web browsers

Apple, Google, and Mozilla have begun blocking a Kazakhstan-based government-issued root certificate embedded in its websites. The root certificate attempts to spy on citizens and works to gain access to web browsers via its credentials. Per The Hacker News: “The root certificate in question, labeled as ‘trusted certificate’ or ‘national security certificate,’ if installed, allows […]