24 Nov Ukraine arrests ‘Phoenix’ hackers behind Apple phishing attacks The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has arrested five members of the international ‘Phoenix’ hacking group who specialize in the remote hacking of mobile devices. […]
23 Nov Apple sues spyware-maker NSO Group, notifies iOS exploit targets Apple has filed a lawsuit against Pegasus spyware-maker NSO Group and its parent company for the targeting and spying of Apple users with surveillance tech. […]
10 Nov Microsoft patches Excel zero-day used in attacks, asks Mac users to wait During this month’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has patched an Excel zero-day vulnerability exploited in the wild by threat actors. […]
02 Nov macOS Monterey update causes some Macs to become unbootable A growing number of Mac and Macbook owners report that their devices become unbootable after attempting to update to the latest version of macOS, codenamed ‘Monterey.’ […]
22 Oct Microsoft: WizardUpdate Mac malware adds new evasion tactics Microsoft says it found new variants of macOS malware known as WizardUpdate (also tracked as UpdateAgent or Vigram), updated to use new evasion and persistence tactics. […]
07 Oct Netherlands orders Apple to offer more App Store payment methods The Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) in the Netherlands is pressing Apple to lift App Store payment restrictions in the country. […]
24 Sep Exploit code released for three iOS 0-days that Apple failed to patch Proof-of-concept exploit code for three iOS zero-day vulnerabilities (and a fourth one patched in July) was published on GitHub after Apple delayed patching and failed to credit the researcher. […]
22 Sep Apple will disable insecure TLS in future iOS, macOS releases Apple has deprecated the insecure Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.0 and 1.1 protocols in recently launched iOS and macOS versions and plans to remove support in future releases altogether. […]
21 Sep New macOS zero-day bug lets attackers run commands remotely Security researchers disclosed today a new vulnerability in Apple’s macOS Finder, which makes it possible for attackers to run arbitrary commands on Macs running any macOS version up to the latest release, Big Sur. […]
13 Sep Apple fixes iOS zero-day used to deploy NSO iPhone spyware Apple has released security updates to fix two zero-day vulnerabilities that have been seen exploited in the wild to attack iPhones and Macs. One is known to be used to install the Pegasus spyware on iPhones. […]