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Long-standing Safari bug could fuel misinformation campaigns

The mobile version of Safari is susceptible to a link-sharing feature flaw that could be abused to spread fake news headlines on a large scale.

David Balaban
David Balaban

macOS Big Sur: release date, compatible devices list, and security updates

With macOS 11 Big Sur official release being likely around the corner, let’s go over the list of supported Macs and its game-changing security features.

David Balaban
David Balaban

Malicious apps fly under the radar of Apple’s notarization mechanism, again

Operators of the OSX/MacOffers Mac adware family have duped Apple’s automated security checks into notarizing six rogue apps posing as Flash installers.

David Balaban
David Balaban

Dozens of security loopholes discovered in Apple’s services

A crew of ethical hackers have probed Apple’s proprietary web infrastructure and spotted a host of flaws, some of them categorized as critical.

David Balaban
David Balaban

Researchers found an unfixable bug in Apple’s T2 Security Chip

A team of hackers has recently brought jailbreak-style techniques to the Mac by exploiting an unorthodox flaw in the T2 Security Chip.

David Balaban
David Balaban

Recent macOS Mojave security update got out of hand

A buggy security update for macOS Mojave has caused numerous users to struggle with sluggish performance and other serious errors.

David Balaban
David Balaban

Here is why sharing your custom iPhone home screen is a bad idea

With the release of iOS 14, users can personalize the look and feel of their iPhone home screen, but this could be a source for security issues.

David Balaban
David Balaban

Apple patches a critical privilege escalation flaw in iOS and iPadOS

The latest iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 have arrived with fixes of multiple security vulnerabilities, one of which is categorized as a severe privilege escalation bug.

David Balaban
David Balaban

Apple Pay may soon get an extra security layer

Evidence suggests that iOS 14 will likely introduce a Wallet feature allowing users to complete in-store purchases via QR codes aside from NFC.

David Balaban
David Balaban

Crooks hoodwink Apple into green-lighting adware apps

The authors of notorious Mac adware found a workaround to fool Apple’s app notarization mechanism into allowing their code to run on Macs.

David Balaban
David Balaban