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Pierluigi Paganini September 07, 2019

Google report on iPhone hack created ‘False Impression,’ states Apple

Apple replied to Google about the recent report suggesting iPhones may have been hacked as part of a long-running hacking campaign. Apple criticized the report recently published by Google that claims that iPhones may have been hacked by threat actors as part of a long-running hacking campaign. Apple defines the report as inaccurate and misleading. […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 03, 2019

Zao app went viral but raised serious privacy concerns

The Chinese face-swapping ZAO app that allows users to create photos starring along their favorite characters is raising privacy concerns. The ZAO app is one of the most downloaded applications, but it made the headlines due to privacy concerns. The AI-based iPhone app was released on august 30, 2019, it allows its users to create […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 30, 2019

Google revealed how watering hole attacks compromised iPhone devices earlier this year

Google researchers discovered that iPhone devices could be hacked by tricking owners into visiting specially crafted websites. Researchers at Google Project Zero discovered that it was possible to hack iPhone devices by visiting specially crafted websites. Earlier this year, Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) experts uncovered an iPhone hacking campaign, initially, they spotted a limited […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2019

Apple released an emergency patch to address CVE-2019-8605 iOS flaw

Apple has released an emergency patch in iOS 12.4.1 that addresses the CVE-2019-8605 use-after-free vulnerability that allowed iPhone jailbreak. Recently, Apple accidentally unpatched a vulnerability it had already fixed, making current versions of iOS vulnerable to hackers and allowing the jailbreak of the devices. Experts discovered that the iOS version 12.4 released in June has reintroduced a security […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 30, 2018

A few hours after Apple released iOS 12.1, a researcher presented a Passcode Bypass issue

A few hours after Apple released iOS 12.1 the iPhone bug hunter Jose Rodriguez has found a new passcode bypass issue that could be exploited to see all contacts’ private information on a locked iPhone. “Jose Rodriguez, a Spanish security researcher, contacted The Hacker News and confirmed that he discovered an iPhone passcode bypass bug in the […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 16, 2018

Expert disclosed a new passcode bypass to access photos and contacts on a locked iPhone

iOS passionate Jose Rodriguez disclosed a new passcode bypass bug that could be to access photos and contacts on a locked iPhone XS. The security passionate Jose Rodriguez has discovered a new passcode bypass bug that could be exploited on the recently released iOS 12.0.1. A few weeks ago, Rodriguez discovered a passcode bypass vulnerability in Apple’s new iOS […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 01, 2018

Expert demonstrated how to access contacts and photos from a locked iPhone XS

Expert discovered a passcode bypass vulnerability in Apple’s new iOS version 12 that could be exploited to access photos, contacts on a locked iPhone XS . The Apple enthusiast and “office clerk” Jose Rodriguez has discovered a passcode bypass vulnerability in Apple’s new iOS version 12 that could be exploited by an attacker (with physical access to the iPhone) […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2018

Just using a $39 device it is possible to defeat new iOS USB Restricted Mode

Once USB Restricted Mode is enabled on a device, no data communications occur over the Lightning port, but experts found a way to reset the countdown timer. Recently Apple released the iOS 11.4.1 that introduced a new security feature, dubbed USB Restricted Mode, designed to protect your devices against USB accessories used by forensics experts and […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 24, 2018

A hacker devised a method to unlock any iPhone and iPad device

A security researcher has devised a method to brute force a passcode on every Apple iPhone or iPad, even the up-to-date ones. Since iOS 8 rolled out in 2014, iPhone and iPad devices are protected with encryption, without providing passcode it is quite impossible to unlock the device. If the user enters more than 10 times […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 28, 2018

A flaw in the iOS camera QR code URL parser could expose users to attacks

A vulnerability in the iOS Camera App could be exploited by hackers to redirect users to a malicious website, the issue affects the built-in QR code reader. The iOS Camera App is affected by a bug that could be exploited by hackers to redirect users to a malicious website, the issue resides in the built-in QR code […]

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Google report on iPhone hack created ‘False Impression,’ states Apple

Zao app went viral but raised serious privacy concerns

Google revealed how watering hole attacks compromised iPhone devices earlier this year

Apple released an emergency patch to address CVE-2019-8605 iOS flaw

A few hours after Apple released iOS 12.1, a researcher presented a Passcode Bypass issue

Expert disclosed a new passcode bypass to access photos and contacts on a locked iPhone

Expert demonstrated how to access contacts and photos from a locked iPhone XS

Just using a $39 device it is possible to defeat new iOS USB Restricted Mode

A hacker devised a method to unlock any iPhone and iPad device

A flaw in the iOS camera QR code URL parser could expose users to attacks

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