WireLurker: Chinese Apple malware lets hackers ‘crack hard shell of iPhone security’
Apple users in China are under attack from a new family of malware, as the American company continues to run into trouble in the …
WireLurker: A New Era in OS X and iOS Malware
Today we published a new research paper on WireLurker, a family of malware targeting both Mac OS and iOS systems for the past six …
FBI Holds Secret Meeting To Scare Congress Into Backdooring Phone Encryption
In September, both Apple and Google announced plans to encrypt information on iOS and Android devices by default. Almost immediately, there was a collective …
Apple CEO had ‘very open’ talks with China on privacy, security
Apple CEO Tim Cook said talks with a Chinese official about online security were “very open,” just days after a Web monitoring site claimed …
FBI director wants access to encrypt Apple, Google users’ data, demands law ‘fix’
The FBI director has slammed Apple and Google for offering their customers encryption technology that protects users’ privacy. “Deeply concerned” James Comey wants to …
Tim Cook explains Apple’s privacy policies in open letter
Just days after Apple CEO Tim Cook discussed the company’s privacy record with Charlie Rose, Apple has published a new privacy policy that explains …
Facebook Calms iOS Users About Location Privacy
Apple’s new iOS 8 will change location-tracking permissions from the current “Yes/No” choice to the more nuanced “Always/While Using The App/Never.” To calm potential …
Apple transparency reports allude to Patriot Act demands
Apple removed text from its latest transparency reports, which suggests that the company has received a top secret data demand. These so-called “warrant canaries” …
Apple issues seven updates, fixes more than 40 vulnerabilities in iOS 8, OS 10.9.5
Microsoft reflexively releases patches for its product one Tuesday of every month to much fanfare. Apple does not, but on occasion, the Cupertino, Calif.-based …
Apple will no longer unlock most iPhones, iPads for police, even with search warrants
Apple said Wednesday night that it is making it impossible for the company to turn over data from most iPhones or iPads to police …
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