Pierluigi Paganini
June 04, 2019
A security expert found a flaw could be exploited to bypass macOS security and privacy features by using synthetic clicks. The popular white hat hacker Patrick Wardle, co-founder and chief research officer at Digita Security, discovered a vulnerability that could be exploited to bypass security warnings by performing ‘Synthetic Clicks’ on behalf of users without […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 04, 2019
What can Apple ‘s fan do to work with his favorite company? A teen opted out to hack it twice. A 17-year-old teenager Australian teenager decided to attract the attention of the tech giant by gaining access to its mainframe with false credentials. The teen was dreaming of a job in Apple and was convicted […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 01, 2019
Apple released security updates for Windows versions of iTunes and iCloud, to address recently disclosed SQLite and WebKit security flaws. Apple released security updates to address recently disclosed SQLite and WebKit security vulnerabilities affecting Windows versions of iTunes and iCloud. Apple released iTunes for Windows 12.9.5 that addresses a total of 25 flaws, four SQLite […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 26, 2019
This week Apple released iOS 12.2 to address 51 security vulnerabilities in the popular mobile operating system running on iPhone 5s and later, iPad Air and later, and iPod touch 6th generation. Most of the flaws affect the web rendering engine WebKit, an attacker could trick victims into opening a maliciously crafted web content to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 04, 2019
Cybersecurity expert at Google Project Zero has publicly disclosed details and proof-of-concept exploit for a high-severity security vulnerability in macOS operating system. Google Project Zero white hat hacker Jann Horn disclosed the flaw according to the 90-days disclosure policy of the company because Apple failed to address the issue within 90 days of being notified. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 22, 2019
WhatsApp recently implemented Face ID and Touch ID authentication for Apple iOS app, but unfortunately, it can be easily bypassed. Earlier February, WhatsApp introduced Face ID and Touch ID authentication for its iOS app to allow users to lock the application using the Face ID facial recognition and Touch ID fingerprint systems. The security feature […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 08, 2019
Security experts at Google discovered that two of the zero-day vulnerabilities patched by Apple with the release of iOS 12.1.4 were exploited in the wild. Security researchers at Google revealed that two of the zero-day flaws addressed by Apple with the release of iOS 12.1.4 were exploited in the wild. Apple iOS 12.1.4 version addresses […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 02, 2019
IBM’s security researchers demonstrated that the Siri Shortcuts introduced in the Apple iOS 12 can be abused by attackers. Apple implemented Siri Shortcuts in the iOS 12 to allow users to rapidly access to applications and features, they can automate common tasks and can be integrated by third-party developers in their software. Researchers at IBM […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 29, 2019
A major vulnerability in the Apple FaceTime lets you hear the audio of the person you are calling … before they pick up the call. iPhone, iPad, or Mac users might disable FaceTime to avoid being spied through their devices. Experts warn that it is possible to call someone via FaceTime and listen via the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 22, 2018
Dropbox team disclosed three critical zero-day vulnerabilities in Apple macOS, chaining them it is possible to take over a Mac computer. Dropbox team disclosed three critical zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2017-13890, CVE-2018-4176, CVE-2018-4175) affecting the Apple macOS operating system, an attacker could chain them to remotely execute arbitrary code on a targeted Mac computer. The attacker only needs to trick victims […]
