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Apple removes app that tracks Hong Kong police and protestors

October 11, 2019 0 Comments App Store, Apple, china, Government security, hkmap.live, hong kong, hong kong cybersecurity and technology crime bureau, hong kong protests, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 10:54:03 +0000

Apple was under fire this week after banning an app that tracked the location of both police and protesters in Hong Kong on a live map.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/NGy6SSRh_9k” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Signal immediately fixed FaceTime-style eavesdropping bug

October 8, 2019 0 Comments Android, Apple, Bug, eavesdropping, facetime, Google, Google Project Zero, iOS, Mobile, Privacy, security threats, signal, signal bug, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2019 11:25:17 +0000

Remember the FaceTime bug that allowed a caller to eavesdrop on your phone? Researchers just discovered another – this time in Signal.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/kuYuPSST8YI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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El jailbreak Checkm8 y AltStore agrietan el jardín amurallado de Apple

October 7, 2019 0 Comments actualidad, Apple, iPhone

Credit to Author: Naked Security| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 13:33:40 +0000

Jailbreak iPhones se ha vuelto mucho más difícil con cada nueva versión del hardware, pero este fin de semana hemos visto dos nuevos anuncios que permiten instalar aplicaciones en sus teléfonos. Uno de ellos es un jailbreak tradicional, mientras que el otro es una tienda de aplicaciones alternativa que utiliza un vacío en el proceso […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/drUduqN5N6Q” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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£3 billion Safari iPhone privacy lawsuit given go-ahead

October 4, 2019 0 Comments Apple, Apple Safari, bgi, browser generated information, data protection, Google, Law & order, PII, Privacy, Safari, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2019 11:36:48 +0000

A UK class action lawsuit against Google, that represents around 5 million iPhone users, can go ahead, according to the UK Court of Appeal.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/fsGgtlXfCI8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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O.MG! Evil Lightning cable about to hit mass distribution

October 2, 2019 0 Comments Apple, apple lightening cable, hak5, iOS, lightening cable, lightening charger, lockscream, mac, malware, NSA, o.mg, Operating Systems, Organisations, OS X, security threats

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 12:27:19 +0000

This malicious O.MG Lightning cable has come a long way, with extensive work on the kinds of payload it can deliver.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/P7a9UkBNKp0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Checkm8 jailbreak and AltStore put cracks in Apple’s walled garden

September 30, 2019 0 Comments App Store, Apple, iOS, iPhone, jailbreak, jailbreaking, Mobile

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 14:57:37 +0000

People are taking different tacks to get around Apple’s tightly controlled phone rules.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/wSp7NxeUhpU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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New iOS exploit checkm8 allows permanent compromise of iPhones

September 27, 2019 0 Comments Apple, apple security, apple vulnerability, checkm8, Exploit, exploits, iOS, ios exploit, mac, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 16:48:42 +0000

A new exploit for iOS enables attackers to gain permanent access to iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches, and more—with zero potential for patching. Learn why this is possibly the biggest security news for iOS since its inception.

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Apple users, patch now! The ‘bug that got away’ has been fixed

September 27, 2019 0 Comments Apple, cve-2019-8641, Google, iPhone, mac, Patch, rce, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 13:13:21 +0000

Apple has now patched the patch that Google said didn’t patch the hole it was supposed to.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/vMQXw1rIjGw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Chrome cripples movie studio Mac Pros

September 27, 2019 0 Comments Apple, avid, Bug, chrome, Chrome browser, Google, Google Chrome, mac, Organisations, OS X, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 12:54:59 +0000

A few days ago, movie editors started reporting that Mac Pros running Avid software were crashing throughout Hollywood.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/BZ_Snk9ZWg4″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Apple restricts old adblocking tech

September 24, 2019 0 Comments ad blocker, Adblocker, Apple, Apple Safari, browser extensions, content blocking, online ads, Safari, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 10:29:26 +0000

Apple has turned off the ability for adblocking companies to use their own blocking mechanisms in Safari.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/O7GTlWpHw1M” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>