Pierluigi Paganini
October 12, 2023
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
July 13, 2023
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
June 01, 2023
A previously undocumented APT group targets iOS devices with zero-click exploits as part of a long-running campaign dubbed Operation Triangulation. Researchers from the Russian firm Kaspersky have uncovered a previously unknown APT group that is targeting iOS devices with zero-click exploits as part of a long-running campaign dubbed Operation Triangulation. The experts uncovered the attack while monitoring […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 25, 2023
Google announced that its Authenticator app for Android and iOS now supports Google Account synchronization. Google announced that its Google Authenticator app for both iOS and Android now supports Google Account synchronization that allows to safely backup users one-time codes to their Google Account. The company states that users over the years have faced the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 22, 2023
Tech giant Apple discloses three new vulnerabilities affecting its iOS, iPadOS, and macOS operating systems. Apple updated its advisories by adding three new vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2023-23520, CVE-2023-23530 and CVE-2023-23531, that affect iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. An attacker can trigger the CVE-2023-23530 flaw to execute arbitrary code out of its sandbox or with certain elevated privileges. The vulnerability resides in the Foundation […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 23, 2023
Apple has backported the security updates for the zero-day vulnerability CVE-2022-42856 to older iPhones and iPads. On December 2022, Apple released security updates to address a new zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-42856, that is actively exploited in attacks against iPhones. The IT giant released security bulletins for iOS/iPadOS 15.7.2, Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, and macOS Ventura 13.1. Apple addressed […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 10, 2022
Apple released out-of-band patches for iOS and macOS to fix a couple of code execution vulnerabilities in the libxml2 library. Apple released out-of-band patches for iOS and macOS to address two code execution flaws, tracked as CVE-2022-40303 and CVE-2022-40304, in the libxml2 library for parsing XML documents. The two vulnerabilities were discovered by Google Project […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 27, 2022
SiriSpy is a vulnerability affecting Apple iOS and macOS that allowed apps to eavesdrop on users’ conversations with Siri. SiriSpy is a now-patched vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-32946, in Apple’s iOS and macOS that could have potentially allowed any app with access to Bluetooth to eavesdrop on conversations with Siri and audio. “An app may be […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 01, 2022
Researchers discovered 1,859 Android and iOS apps containing hard-coded Amazon Web Services (AWS) credentials. Researchers from Broadcom Symantec’s Threat Hunter team discovered 1,859 Android and iOS apps containing hard-coded Amazon Web Services (AWS) credentials that allowed access to private cloud services. The experts pointed out that most of the apps containing hard-coded Amazon Web Services […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 03, 2022
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 […]
Cyber Crime / November 30, 2023
