Apple Unveils Homomorphic Encryption Package for Secure Cloud Computing

Apples open-source "swift-homomorphic-encryption" package revolutionizes privacy in cloud computing. It allows computations on encrypted data without decryption, safeguarding…...

US Hands Over Russian Cybercriminals in WSJ Reporter Prisoner Swap

Plus: Meta pays $1.4 million in a historic privacy settlement, Microsoft blames a cyberattack for a major Azure outage, and an artist creates a face recognition system to reveal your NYPD “coppelganger.”...

DoJ and FTC Sue TikTok for Violating Children's Privacy Laws

The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ, along with the Federal Trade Commission FTC, filed a lawsuit against popular video-sharing platform TikTok for "flagrantly violating" children's privacy laws in the country. The agencies claimed the company knowingly permitted children to create TikTok accounts...

ASB-A-318683640

In setForceHideNonSystemOverlayWindowIfNeeded of WindowState.java, there is a possible way for message content to be visible on the screensaver while lock screen visibility settings are restricted by the user due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with ...

Meta to pay $1.4 billion over unauthorized facial recognition image capture

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced a $1.4 billion settlement with Meta to “stop the company’s practice of capturing and using the personal biometric data of millions of Texans without the authorization required by law.” The prime reason for the initial lawsuit that led to the...

Apple fixes Siri vulnerabilities that could have allowed sensitive data theft from locked device. Update now!

Apple has released security updates for many of its products in order to patch several vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to steal sensitive information from a locked device. Included in the patches for Apple Watch, iOS, and iPadOS are four vulnerabilities in Siri. While your device is...

Can GPT-4o Be Trusted With Your Private Data?

OpenAI’s newest model is “a data hoover on steroids,” says one expert—but there are still ways to use it while minimizing risk...

Meta Settles for $1.4 Billion with Texas Over Illegal Biometric Data Collection

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, agreed to a record $1.4 billion settlement with the U.S. state of Texas over allegations that it illegally collected biometric data of millions of users without their permission, marking one of the largest penalties levied by regulato...

CVE-2024-40814

A downgrade issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences...

CVE-2024-40805

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, tvOS 17.6. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences...

CVE-2024-40824

This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, tvOS 17.6. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences...

CVE-2024-40805

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, tvOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences...

CVE-2024-40814

A downgrade issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.7. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences...

CVE-2024-40824

This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, tvOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences...

CVE-2024-40796

A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. Private browsing may leak some browsing history...

CVE-2024-40796

A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. Private browsing may leak some browsing history...

CVE-2024-40783

The issue was addressed with improved restriction of data container access. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences...

CVE-2024-40774

A downgrade issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, tvOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences...

CVE-2024-40774

A downgrade issue was addressed with additional code-signing restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8, tvOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences...

CVE-2024-40783

The issue was addressed with improved restriction of data container access. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, macOS Ventura 13.6.8. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences...