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First Lady Melania Trump Unveils ‘Be Best’ Child Internet Safety Initiative
This week, First Lady Melania Trump unveiled her formal “BE BEST” initiative, focusing on some of the major issues...
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Apple Releases Security Updates, Patches Camera App QR Code Flaw
Apple has released iOS 11.3.1, Safari 11.1, and Security Update 2018-001 (available for macOS High Sierra 10.13.4). These software updates fix...
Apple Updates XProtect Malware Definitions for Trojan OSX/Snake.A
Nearly one year after the discovery of a macOS Trojan, identified as OSX/Snake, Apple has issued an update to its...
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iOS Trustjacking: How Attackers Can Hijack Your iPhone
Have you ever plugged in your iPhone to a USB port and tapped "Trust" on your screen? You might...
Month in Review: Apple Security in March 2018
March was a fairly humbling month for Apple security. An app that employed questionable cryptocurrency mining slipped past Apple's review process and...
Apple Issues New Security Updates, Patches APFS Volume Password Bug
Last week, Apple released updates for all of its current operating systems and Safari web browser, as well as...
iOS 11’s Camera App Has a QR Code Vulnerability
This past weekend, a bug in iOS 11's Camera App was reported by Infosec. The bug in question deals with...
macOS 10.13 High Sierra Stores APFS Encrypted Disk Passwords in Plaintext
Uh oh! macOS and iOS forensic analyst, Sarah Edwards, recently reported on a bug in macOS X 10.13 High Sierra...
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Unwanted Cryptomining Debuts (Briefly) in Mac App Store
Qbix, Inc.'s app Calendar 2, available in the Mac App Store, includes a new "feature" that uses your Mac's...
Month in Review: Apple Security in February 2018
February brought to light four families of Mac malware: Intego discovered OSX/Shlayer, two RATs were found, and a popular Mac software...