Apple

Pierluigi Paganini July 21, 2022
Apple fixes multiple flaws in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS devices

Apple released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities that affect iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS devices. Apple released security updates to fix 37 vulnerabilities impacting iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS devices. The flaws addressed by Apple lead to arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, denial-of-service (DoS), and information disclosure. Below is the list of Apple […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 20, 2022
Google expert detailed a 5-Year-Old flaw in Apple Safari exploited in the wild

Google Project Zero experts disclosed details of a 5-Year-Old Apple Safari flaw actively exploited in the wild. Researchers from the Google Project Zero team have disclosed details of a vulnerability in Apple Safari that was actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-22620, was fixed for the first time in 2013, but in […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 11, 2022
PACMAN, a new attack technique against Apple M1 CPUs

PACMAN is a new attack technique demonstrated against Apple M1 processor chipsets that could be used to hack macOS systems. PACMAN is a novel hardware attack technique that can allow attackers to bypass Pointer Authentication (PAC) on the Apple M1 CPU. The pointer authentication codes (PACs) allow to detect and guard against unexpected changes to pointers in memory. […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 16, 2022
Apple fixes the sixth zero-day since the beginning of 2022

Apple released security updates to address a zero-day bug actively exploited in attacks against Macs and Apple Watch devices. Apple has addressed a zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-22675, actively exploited in attacks aimed at Macs and Apple Watch devices. The flaw is an out-of-bounds write issue that resides in the AppleAVD, it can lead to […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 31, 2022
Apple issues emergency patches to fix actively exploited zero-days

Apple released emergency patches to address two zero-day vulnerabilities actively exploited to compromise iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Apple has released emergency security patches to address two zero-day vulnerabilities actively exploited to hack iPhones, iPads, and Macs. The first zero-day, tracked as CVE-2022-22674, is an out-of-bounds read issue that resides in the Intel Graphics Driver that could […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 11, 2022
Apple addressed a third zero-day in 2022, which is actively exploited

Apple addressed a new WebKit zero-day affecting iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari that may have been actively exploited in the wild. Apple has addressed a zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-22620, in the WebKit affecting iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari that may have been actively exploited in the wild. This is the third zero-day vulnerability fixed by the IT giant […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 31, 2022
Expert earned $100,500 bounty to hack Apple MacBook webcam and microphone

Apple paid +$100K bounty for a macOS series of flaws that can allow threat actors to take over the microphone and camera. Apple last year addressed multiple macOS vulnerabilities discovered by the security researcher Ryan Pickren in the Safari browser that could allow threat actors to access users’ online accounts, microphone, and webcam. Pickren received […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 03, 2022
‘doorLock’ – A persistent denial of service flaw affecting iOS 15.2 – iOS 14.7 

Expert found a new persistent DoS vulnerability, dubbed ‘doorLock,’ affecting the Apple HomeKit in iOS 14.7 through 15.2. Security researchers Trevor Spiniolas discovered a new persistent DoS vulnerability, dubbed ‘doorLock,’ affecting the Apple HomeKit in iOS 14.7 through 15.2. HomeKit is a software framework by Apple, made available in iOS/iPadOS that lets users configure, communicate […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 26, 2021
Apple fixed macOS flaw that could allow to bypass Gatekeeper security feature

Apple recently addressed fixed a flaw in the macOS that could be potentially exploited by an attacker to bypass Gatekeeper security feature. Apple recently addressed a vulnerability in the macOS operating system, tracked as CVE-2021-30853, that could be potentially exploited by an attacker to bypass the Gatekeeper security feature and run arbitrary code. The vulnerability […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2021
Italy’s Antitrust Agency fines Apple and Google for aggressive practices of data acquisition

Italy’s antitrust regulator, Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM), has fined Apple and Google €10 million each their “aggressive” data practices. Italy’s antitrust regulator, Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM), has fined Apple and Google €10 million each their “aggressive” data practices and the lack of transparency on the use of […]