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Pierluigi Paganini October 12, 2023
Apple releases iOS 16 update to fix CVE-2023-42824 on older devices

Apple released versions iOS 16.7.1 and iPadOS 16.7.1 to address the CVE-2023-42824 vulnerability that has been actively exploited in attacks. Apple has released iOS 16.7.1 and iPadOS 16.7.1 to address the recently disclosed zero-day CVE-2023-42824. The vulnerability is a privilege escalation issue that resides in the Kernel, it was addressed with improved checks. Last week, […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 04, 2023
Apple fixed the 17th zero-day flaw exploited in attacks

Apple released emergency security updates to address a new actively exploited zero-day vulnerability impacting iPhone and iPad devices. Apple released emergency security updates to address a new zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-42824, that is exploited in attacks targeting iPhone and iPad devices. The vulnerability is a privilege escalation issue that resides in the Kernel, it was addressed […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 22, 2023
Recently patched Apple and Chrome zero-days exploited to infect devices in Egypt with Predator spyware

Citizen Lab and Google’s TAG revealed that the three recently patched Apple zero-days were used to install Cytrox Predator spyware. Researchers from the Citizen Lab and Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) revealed that the three Apple zero-days addressed this week were used as part of an exploit to install Cytrox Predator spyware. Apple this week […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 21, 2023
Apple rolled out emergency updates to address 3 new actively exploited zero-day flaws

Apple released emergency security updates to address three new actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities. Apple released emergency security updates to address three new zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-41993, CVE-2023-41991, CVE-2023-41992) that have been exploited in attacks in the wild. The three flaws were discovered by Bill Marczak of The Citizen Lab at The University of Toronto’s Munk School […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2023
CISA adds recently discovered Apple zero-days to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

U.S. CISA adds vulnerabilities in Apple devices exploited to install NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware on iPhones to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the security vulnerabilities chained in the zero-click iMessage exploit BLASTPASS to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The two flaws, tracked as CVE-2023-41064 and CVE-2023-41061, were used to install NSO […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 07, 2023
Apple discloses 2 new actively exploited zero-day flaws in iPhones, Macs

Apple rolled out emergency security updates to address two new actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities impacting iPhones and Macs. The two Apple zero-day vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2023-41064 and CVE-2023-41061, reside in the Image I/O and Wallet frameworks. CVE-2023-41064 is a buffer overflow issue that was reported by researchers from researchers at Citizen Lab. The IT giant […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 24, 2023
Apple could opt to stop iMessage and FaceTime services due to the government’s surveillance demands

Apple could opt to pull iMessage and FaceTime services in the U.K. in response to the government’s surveillance demands. In light of the government’s surveillance demands, Apple might consider withdrawing iMessage and FaceTime services from the U.K. The UK government wants to give more surveillance powers to its intelligence agencies proposing changes to the Investigatory Powers […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 13, 2023
Apple re-released Rapid Security Response to fix recently disclosed zero-day

Apple re-released its Rapid Security Response updates for iOS and macOS after fixing browsing issues on certain websites caused by the first RSR. Apple has re-released its Rapid Security Response updates to address the CVE-2023-37450 flaw in iOS and macOS after fixing browsing issues on certain websites caused by the first RSR issued by the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 11, 2023
Apple issued Rapid Security Response updates to fix a zero-day but pulled them due to a Safari bug

Apple released Rapid Security Response updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari web browser to address an actively exploited zero-day. Apple has released Rapid Security Response updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari web browser to address a zero-day flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-37450, that has been actively exploited in the wild. Tricking the victim into processing specially crafted web content may lead to […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 22, 2023
CISA adds iPhone bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

US CISA added three zero-day vulnerabilities affecting iPhones, Macs, and iPads to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added three zero-day vulnerabilities affecting iPhones, Macs, and iPads to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The three issues reside in the WebKit browser engine and are tracked as CVE-2023-32409, CVE-2023-28204, and CVE-2023-32373. Below […]