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Pierluigi Paganini October 01, 2021
Weaponizing Apple AirTag to lure users to malicious sites

Threat actors could exploit a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apple AirTag product to lure users to malicious websites. Security researcher Bobby Rauch discovered a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Apple AirTag product that can be exploited by attackers to lure users to malicious websites. Apple AirTag is a tracking device designed […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 29, 2021
Expert discloses new iPhone lock screen vulnerability in iOS 15

The security researcher Jose Rodriguez discovered a new lock screen vulnerability for iOS 15 (& iOS 14.8) that has yet to be fixed. The security researcher Jose Rodriguez (@VBarraquito) discovered a new lock screen vulnerability for iOS 15 (& iOS 14.8) that has yet to be addressed by Apple. A threat actor with physical access […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 24, 2021
Researcher released PoC exploit code for 3 iOS zero-day issues

Researcher release PoC exploit code for three iOS zero-day flaws after Apple delayed addressing them and did not credit him. An unknown researcher publicly released on GitHub proof-of-concept exploit code for three iOS zero-day vulnerabilities and one flaw addressed by Apple in July. The experts discovered the four zero-day issues between March 10 and May […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 23, 2021
Apple addresses a new zero-day exploited to deploy the NSO Pegasus spyware

Apple has addressed three zero-day vulnerabilities exploited by threat actors in attacks in the wild to take over iPhones and Macs. Apple has released security updates to address three zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks in the wild to compromise iPhones and Macs running vulnerable iOS and macOS versions. Apple confirmed that at least one of […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 13, 2021
Apple fixes actively exploited FORCEDENTRY zero-day flaws

Apple released security patches to fix two zero-day vulnerabilities in iOS and macOS that are actively exploited in attacks in the wild. Apple rolled out security patches to fix a couple of zero-day flaws in iOS and macOS (CVE-2021-30860, CVE-2021-30858), the IT giant also warns its customers that these issues are actively exploited in attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 26, 2021
Apple fixes CVE-2021-30807 flaw, the 13th zero-day this year

Apple released a security update that addresses CVE-2021-30807 flaw in macOS and iOS that may have been actively exploited to deliver malware Apple addressed a security flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-30807, in macOS and iOS that may have been actively exploited to plant malware on vulnerable devices. The vulnerability resides in the IOMobileFramebuffer, which is a […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 27, 2021
M1RACLES, the unpatchable bug that impacts new Apple M1 chips

A security expert has discovered a vulnerability in Apple M1 chips, dubbed M1RACLES, that cannot be fixed. Software engineer Hector Martin from Asahi Linux has discovered a vulnerability in the new Apple M1 chips, tracked as CVE-2021-30747, that was named M1RACLES. The expert pointed out that the issue can only be fixed with a redesign […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 25, 2021
Apple addresses three zero-day flaws actively exploited in the wild

Apple has addressed three zero-day vulnerabilities in macOS and tvOS actively exploited in the wild by threat actors. Apple has released security updates to address three zero-day vulnerabilities affecting macOS and tvOS which have been exploited in the wild. The macOS flaw has been exploited by the XCSSET malware to bypass security protections. “Apple is […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 11, 2021
Researcher hacked Apple AirTag two weeks after its launch

Apple AirTag has been launched less than two weeks ago, but a security researcher already claims to have hacked them.  The Apple AirTag has been available for just a couple of weeks and hacking community is already working on it to demonstrate that how to compromise it. “The German security researcher Stack Smashing tweeted today (via The 8-bit) that […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 11, 2021
Apple was aware that XcodeGhost impacted 128 Million iOS Users in 2015

Court documents revealed that the infamous XcodeGhost malware, which has been active since 2015, infected 128 million iOS users. Documents provided in a court case that sees Epic Games v. Apple Inc. revealed that the XcodeGhost malware impacted 128 million iOS users. Epic Games filed a lawsuit against Apple in a California court over its violation of terms of […]