An exploit in Apple’s Find My network allows hackers to turn any device with Bluetooth, such as a phone or a computer, into an AirTag tracker.
Find My exploit turns any device into an AirTag tracker
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Why and how to enable Advanced Data Protection for iCloud
In this comprehensive tutorial, we’ll explain Advanced Data Protection and show you how to enable it on your Apple Account to add end-to-end encryption for additional items like iCloud Notes, Photos, and more.
Security researcher wh1te4ever shares Safari-based remote execution exploit patched in iOS 16.5.1, macOS 13.4.1
In case you weren’t already aware, there was a Safari-based remote code execution (RCE) bug in the wild that Apple patched in a rapid security update for iOS & iPadOS 16.5.1 dubbed CVE-2023-37450, and ENKI WhiteHat is credited with the original proof of concept (PoC) showcasing the bug. But what if we told you someone made an exploit out of it? Interestingly enough, that seems to be exactly what has happened.
Apple launches iOS 18.3.1 and other updates to fix an active exploited vulnerability and squish other bugs
Download Apple's iOS and iPadOS 18.3.1, watchOS 11.3.1, macOS Sequoia 15.3.1 and visionOS 2.3.1 updates to fix an actively exploited vulnerability.
UK government orders Apple to break iCloud encryption globally and not tell its customers anything about it
The United Kingdom government wants Apple to break iCloud encryption and provide backdoor access to all user content anywhere in the world.
Lock your jailbroken iPhone by placing it face down with the GetDown tweak
Interested in a new and nonchalant way to lock your iPhone when you’re finished using it? If so, then make sure you take some time to check out a free jailbreak tweak called GetDown by iOS developer uz.ra.
Apple selling theft-deterring Kensington Security Mount for Mac mini
Kensington Security Mount for the redesigned Mac mini has arrived in Apple’s stores to protect your machine against grab-and-run thefts.
How to change your mobile user password via the Dopamine jailbreak app
We’ve previously discussed the importance of changing your device’s root password after jailbreaking so that unauthorized individuals can’t exploit the default password to SSH into your handset and make potentially malicious changes unbeknownst to you.
Why iPhone phishing texts about packages or unpaid tolls urge you to reply with a “Y”
iPhone owners should never ever reply to phishing texts involving supposedly undelivered packages or unpaid tolls and here’s why.
What are Security Responses & System Files on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Learn what Apple's Rapid Security Response feature is, how it keeps your iPhone, iPad, and Mac protected by delivering critical patches, and how to turn it off.
Security researcher Thomas Roth dumps ROM of ACE3 USB-C controller in modern Apple devices
Starting with the iPhone 15 lineup, Apple moved from its proprietary Lightning iPhone connector to the more universally accepted USB-C connector for charging and data transfer. In doing so, Apple also incorporated an all-new USB-C controller chip that had never existed in any other Apple device before it.
PoC published for CVE-2024-54498 macOS sandbox escape patched in macOS Sequoia 15.2
Apple device security nerds, unless they’ve been living under a rock, have probably heard about CVE-2024-54498, or perhaps better known as the sharedfilelistd vulnerability. It was one of several vulnerabilities that Apple claims to have patched in macOS Sequoia 15.2, macOS Sonoma 14.7.2, and macOS Ventura 13.7.2, citing details shared on Apple’s About the security content of macOS Sequoia 15.2 web page.