Google details Coruna, an exploit kit used to hijack iPhones via malicious websites; iVerify suggests it may have been originally built for the US government
A highly sophisticated set of iPhone hijacking techniques has likely infected tens of thousands of phones or more.
WhatsApp fixed a zero-click bug in its iOS and Mac apps that was being used, alongside a now-fixed Apple flaw, to hack into devices of “specific targeted users”
“Incomplete authorization of linked device synchronization messages … Matt Suiche : New WhatsApp advisory (CVE-2025-55177) just came out. Amnesty International says they have been...
macOS 15 Sequoia appears to have broken security tools made by CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Microsoft, and others; CrowdStrike had to delay support for Sequoia
On Monday, Apple released its latest computer operating system update called macOS 15, or Sequoia.
macOS 15 Sequoia appears to have broken security tools made by CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Microsoft, and others; CrowdStrike had to delay support for Sequoia
On Monday, Apple released its latest computer operating system update called macOS 15, or Sequoia.
macOS 15 Sequoia appears to have broken security tools made by CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Microsoft, and others; CrowdStrike had to delay support for Sequoia
On Monday, Apple released its latest computer operating system update called macOS 15, or Sequoia.
After Apple's threats, Patreon memberships via its iOS app will be subject to Apple's 30% fee from November 2024; creators must switch to subscription billing
if you're paying with iPhone Hamish McKenzie / On Substack : The price of payments — Today, Patreon is in the unenviable position of explaining to creators … Ashley King / Digita...
Insurer Parametrix estimates that the global outage sparked by CrowdStrike's faulty update will cost US Fortune 500 companies, excluding Microsoft, $5.4B
Banking and healthcare firms, major airlines expected to suffer most losses, according to insurer Parametrix
CrowdStrike says the problematic July 19 software update that brought down 8.5M Windows PCs was deployed into production due to “a bug in the Content Validator”
CrowdStrike has blamed a bug in its own test software for the mass-crash-event it caused last week.
Reeling from CrowdStrike-related outages, Delta has canceled 5,000+ flights, including 1,384 on Sunday and 700+ for Monday so far, according to FlightAware
Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) struggled to restore normal operations on Sunday after last week's crippling global cyber outage …
CrowdStrike says a Falcon sensor configuration update on Windows triggered a logic error that resulted in a system crash and BSOD, remediated after 78 minutes
Thankfully, Macs weren't affected by last week's catastrophic … Anthony Ha / TechCrunch : TechCrunch Minute: What caused last week's major tech outage? CrowdStrike : Likely eCrime ...
CrowdStrike says a sensor configuration update to Windows systems triggered a logic error that resulted in a system crash and BSOD on impacted systems
What Happened? — On July 19, 2024 at 04:09 UTC, as part of ongoing operations, CrowdStrike released a sensor configuration update to Windows systems.
Microsoft estimates that CrowdStrike's update affected 8.5M Windows devices, or less than 1% of all Windows machines
On July 18, CrowdStrike, an independent cybersecurity company, released a software update that began impacting IT systems globally. Although this was not a Microsoft incident …
The outage appears to have been caused by CrowdStrike pushing a faulty update to its Falcon software that causes Windows machines to get stuck in a boot loop
A profile of CrowdStrike, founded in 2011 and used by 300 companies in the Fortune 500; Gartner: CrowdStrike has ~15% of the global security software market
The little-known company is very popular in Corporate America, contributing to the severity of the global IT outage
LastPass warns users about a fake copy of its app on Apple's App Store, with a similar name and logo, likely used as a phishing app to steal users' credentials
LastPass warns users about a fake copy of its app on Apple's App Store, with a similar name and logo, likely used as a phishing app to steal users' credentials
what you need to know Amrita Khalid / The Verge : Fake LastPass phishing app nabs a five-star rating on Apple's App Store.The slyly named “LassPass” … Heinrich Long / RestorePrivac...
Security researchers say they warned Apple as early as 2019 about AirDrop vulnerabilities that Chinese authorities claim they recently used to identify users
Mac security researcher Patrick Wardle says Apple's macOS Background Task Management tool is “trivially” bypassed by “any malware that's somewhat sophisticated”
Lily Hay Newman / Wired :
Mac security researcher Patrick Wardle says Apple's macOS Background Task Management tool is “trivially” bypassed by “any malware that's somewhat sophisticated”
Lily Hay Newman / Wired :
Mac security researcher Patrick Wardle says Apple's macOS Background Task Management tool is “trivially” bypassed by “any malware that's somewhat sophisticated”
The macOS Background Task Manager tool is supposed to spot potentially malicious software on your machine. Bluesky: @couts.bsky.social . X: @patrickwardle and @patrickwardle Bluesk...