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Pierluigi Paganini November 12, 2024
Apple indeed added a feature called “inactivity reboot” in iOS 18.1 that reboots locked devices

Apple iOS supports a new feature that reboots locked devices after extended inactivity, aiming to enhance data security for users. Apple ‘quietly’ implemented a new security feature that automatically reboots a locked device if it has not been used for several days. The new feature was introduced with the release of iOS 18.1 at the […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 08, 2024
iPhones in a law enforcement forensics lab mysteriously rebooted losing their After First Unlock (AFU) state

Law enforcement warns that securely stored iPhones awaiting forensic examination are mysteriously rebooting, making them harder to unlock, reported 404 Media. Law enforcement warns that securely stored iPhones awaiting forensic examination are mysteriously rebooting, making them much harder to unlock, per a document obtained by 404 Media. 404 Media obtained the document from a mobile […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 05, 2024
Apple iOS 18.0.1 and iPadOS 18.0.1 fix media session and passwords bugs

Apple released iOS 18.0.1 update that addressed two vulnerabilities that exposed passwords and audio snippets to attackers. Apple released iOS 18.0.1 and iPadOS 18.0.1 updates to fix two vulnerabilities, respectively tracked as CVE-2024-44207 and CVE-2024-44204. The company addressed the vulnerability by improving checks. The flaw was reported by Michael Jimenez and an anonymous researcher. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 16, 2024
Apple dismisses lawsuit against surveillance firm NSO Group due to risk of threat intelligence exposure

Apple drops its lawsuit against commercial spyware vendor NSO Group, due to the risk of “threat intelligence” information exposure. Apple is seeking to drop its lawsuit against Israeli spyware company NSO Group, citing the risk of “threat intelligence” information exposure. Apple wants to dismiss its lawsuit against NSO Group due to three key developments. First, […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 31, 2024
Apple fixed dozens of vulnerabilities in iOS and macOS

Apple has issued security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities across iOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, watchOS, and Safari. Apple released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in iOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, watchOS, and Safari. The IT giant released iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6 to address dozens of security vulnerabilities, including authentication and policy bypasses, information disclosure […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 08, 2024
Apple removed 25 VPN apps from the App Store in Russia following Moscow’s requests

Apple removed several virtual private network (VPN) apps from its App Store in Russia following a request from the Russian Government. Russia is tightening its citizens’ control over Internet access and forced Apple to remove several virtual private network (VPN) apps from its App Store in Russia following a request from Russia’s state communications watchdog […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 25, 2024
GoFetch side-channel attack against Apple systems allows secret keys extraction

Researchers demonstrated a new side-channel attack, named GoFetch, against Apple CPUs that could allow an attacker to obtain secret keys. A team of researchers from several US universities demonstrated a new microarchitectural side-channel attack named GoFetch that could allow attackers to extract secret keys from systems using Apple CPUs. GoFetch side-channel attack can extract secret […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 05, 2024
Apple emergency security updates fix two new iOS zero-days

Apple released emergency security updates to address two new iOS zero-day vulnerabilities actively exploited in the wild against iPhone users. Apple released emergency security updates to address two iOS zero-day vulnerabilities, respectively tracked as CVE-2024-23225 and CVE-2024-23296, that were exploited in attacks against iPhone devices. CVE-2024-23225 is a Kernel memory corruption flaw, the company addressed it […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2024
Apple created post-quantum cryptographic protocol PQ3 for iMessage

Apple announced the implementation of a post-quantum cryptographic protocol called PQ3 will be integrated into iMessage. Apple announced a new post-quantum cryptographic protocol called PQ3 that will be integrated into the company messaging application iMessage to secure communications against highly sophisticated quantum attacks. Apple said that PQ3 is the first messaging protocol to reach what they call Level 3 […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 31, 2024
CISA adds Apple improper authentication bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Apple improper authentication bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added an Apple improper authentication bug, tracked as CVE-2022-48618, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The vulnerability can allow an attacker with arbitrary read and write capability to bypass Pointer […]