Apple and Google join forces to stop unwanted tracking
Google and Apple are pushing forward on industry guidelines to stop the sue of Bluetooth devices for unwanted tracking
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Apple warns people of mercenary attacks via threat notification system
Apple has sent alerts to people in 92 nations to say it’s detected that they may have been a victim of a mercenary attack.
Read moreRecent ‘MFA Bombing’ Attacks Targeting Apple Users
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:37:54 +0000
Several Apple customers recently reported being targeted in elaborate phishing attacks that involve what appears to be a bug in Apple’s password reset feature. In this scenario, a target’s Apple devices are forced to display dozens of system-level prompts that prevent the devices from being used until the recipient responds “Allow” or “Don’t Allow” to each prompt. Assuming the user manages not to fat-finger the wrong button on the umpteenth password reset request, the scammers will then call the victim while spoofing Apple support in the caller ID, saying the user’s account is under attack and that Apple support needs to “verify” a one-time code.
Read moreUpdate your iPhones and iPads now: Apple patches security vulnerabilities in iOS and iPadOS
Apple has released a security update for iOS and iPadOS to patch two zero-day vulnerabilities which are reported to already have been exploited.
Read moreNo “Apple magic” as 11% of macOS detections last year came from malware
Last year, 11% of all detections on Macs were caused by malware. The illuminating figure gives a view into the world of Mac cyberthreats.
Read moreApple warns of increased iPhone security risks
Apple is telling European customers that new EU competition laws will make iPhones less safe once the company is forced to open up its platforms to third-party App Stores. The company, not exactly happy about this, has published a 32-page white paper where it spells out the risks arising from the EU’s big experiment.
The EU’s formal adoption of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) means Apple must make several changes to its App Store and business models. Changes include the introduction of support for third-party app stores, opening up to payment systems other than Apple Pay, and more.
Apple’s iMessage gains industry-leading quantum security
Apple is preparing for future threats to iMessage by introducing upgraded encryption for its messaging service by using quantum computers.
Think of it as state-of-the-art quantum security for messaging at scale, the company says, resulting in Apple’s messaging system being more secure against both current and future foes.
What is the protection?
Announced on Apple’s Security Research blog, the new iMessage protection is called PQ3 and promises the “strongest security properties of any at-scale messaging protocol in the world.”
Apple is ramping up its fight against malware
Ensuring platform security is hard, but when a company the stature of Apple begins to ramp up protection of its ecosystem, every IT decision maker should pay attention. Unfortunately, this is precisely what’s happening: Apple is now updating fundamental protection at a faster clip than it’s ever done before.
Apple’s security teams are alert
That important revelation comes from Howard Oakley at the excellent Eclectic Light Company blog. He notes that in the six weeks ending Feb. 9 Apple, has updated a Mac security feature called XProtect five times — introducing 11 new rules to the service.
Apple accuses UK gov't of ‘unprecedented overreach’ on privacy
In the name of security, the UK government may well have put a cybersecurity target on the nation’s back, with Apple once again warning that proposed changes to the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 are a “serious and direct threat to data security and information privacy.
“We are deeply concerned about the amendments to the Investigatory Powers Bill currently before Parliament, which will put the privacy and security of users at risk,” Apple said in a statement. “This is an unprecedented overreach by the government and, if implemented, the UK new user protections could be secretly vetoed globally, preventing us from ever delivering them to customers.”