Apple Issues Urgent Patch Update for Another Zero‑Day Under Attack

Merely weeks after releasing out-of-band patches for iOS, iPadOS, macOS and watchOS, Apple has issued yet another security update for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch to fix a critical zero-day weakness that it says is being actively exploited in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2021-1879 , the vulnerabilit...

A week in security (March 15 – 21)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, our podcast featured Adam Kujawa, who talked us through our 2021 State of Malware report. We cover our own research on: Royal mail parcel scam How your iPhone can tell you if you’re being stalked Careers in cybersecurity ProxyLogon PoC whack-a-mole Teen behind 2020...

Apple Bent the Rules for Russia. Other Nations Will Take Note

Russian iPhone buyers will soon be prompted to install software developed in that country, setting a precedent that other authoritarian governments may follow...

Apple May Start Delivering Security Patches Separately From Other OS Updates

Apple may be changing the way it delivers security patches to its devices running iOS and iPadOS mobile operating systems. According to code spotted in iOS 14.5, the iPhone maker is reportedly working on a method for delivering security fixes independently of other OS updates. The changes were...

How your iPhone could tell you if you’re being stalked

The latest iOS beta suggests that Apple’s next big update will include an iPhone feature that warns users about hidden, physical surveillance of their location. The feature detects AirTags, Apples answer to trackable fobs made by Tile, and serves to block the potential abuse of the much-rumored...

The Malwarebytes 2021 State of Malware report: Lock and Code S02E04

This week on Lock and Code, we discuss the top security headlines generated right here on Labs. In addition, we tune in to a special presentation from Adam Kujawa about the 2021 State of Malware report, which analyzed the top cybercrime goals of 2020 amidst the global pandemic. If you just pay...

iPhone app exposed other people’s call recordings

Video and audio are huge privacy concerns for people. If something goes wrong with tech it can have major ramifications. You’re likely very familiar with warnings about video. However, audio hasn’t always been so prominent. It’s only really since the rise of home assistants like Amazons Alexa tha...

Jailbreak Tool Works on iPhones Up to iOS 14.3

Hackers behind previous iPhone jailbreak tools have released a jailbreak update based on a recently discovered and patched iPhone vulnerability. According to iPhone jailbreakers at UnC0ver, the tool allows users to take full control over unpatched iPhones. The jailbreak—which UnC0ver said works o...

New 'unc0ver' Tool Can Jailbreak All iPhone Models Running iOS 11.0 - 14.3

A popular jailbreaking tool called "unc0ver" has been updated to support iOS 14.3 and earlier releases, thereby making it possible to unlock almost every single iPhone model using a vulnerability that Apple in January disclosed was actively exploited in the wild. The latest release, dubbed unc0ve...

New 'unc0ver' Tool Can Jailbreak All iPhone Models Running iOS 11.0 - 14.3

A popular jailbreaking tool called "unc0ver" has been updated to support iOS 14.3 and earlier releases, thereby making it possible to unlock almost every single iPhone model using a vulnerability that Apple in January disclosed was actively exploited in the wild. The latest release, dubbed unc0ve...

Design/Logic Flaw

Wire is an open-source collaboration platform. In Wire for iOS iPhone and iPad before version 3.75 there is a vulnerability where the video capture isn't stopped in a scenario where a user first has their camera enabled and then disables it. It's a privacy issue because video is streamed to the...

CVE-2021-21134

Incorrect security UI in Page Info in Google Chrome on iOS prior to 88.0.4324.96 allowed a remote attacker to spoof security UI via a crafted HTML page...

Apple ImageIO Buffer Error Vulnerability

Apple ImageIO is an Apple Inc. component necessary for parsing and writing image data in IOS mobile devices. A buffer error vulnerability exists in Apple ImageIO that could allow a remote attacker to access potentially sensitive information. The following products and versions are affected: macOS...

Apple iOS and Apple iPadOS Buffer Error Vulnerability

Apple iOS and Apple iPadOS are both products of Apple Inc. Apple iOS is an operating system developed for mobile devices, and Apple iPadOS is an operating system for iPad tablets. A buffer error vulnerability exists in multiple Apple products, which arises from an input out-of-bounds read. The...

Apple iOS and iPadOS Buffer Error Vulnerability

Apple iOS and Apple iPadOS are products of Apple Inc. Apple iOS is an operating system developed for mobile devices, and Apple iPadOS is an operating system for iPad tablets. A security vulnerability exists in Apple iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4, which originates from an input out-of-bounds read...

Vulnerabilities fixed in Apple iOS and iPadOS

Apple has fixed a large number of vulnerabilities in Apple iOS and iPadOS 14.4. A malicious party can exploit the vulnerabilities to cause the following types of damage: Denial-of-Service DoS. Remote code execution User rights Access to sensitive data -= Apple =- Apple has made updates available ...

Update Your iPhone and iPad Now If You Haven't Recently

Plus: A ransomware arrest, a dating site data leak, and more of the week's top security news...

Apple Fixes One of the iPhone's Most Pressing Security Risks

By hardening iMessage in iOS 14, the company has effectively cut off what had been an increasingly popular line of attack...

Transferring Whatsapp data from iPhone to Android with MobileTrans

By Sudais Asif Looking to transfer your WhatsApp from iPhone to Android? Here's how you can use MobileTrans to do so without any hurdle. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Transferring Whatsapp data from iPhone to Android with MobileTrans...

Apple Patches Three Actively Exploited Zero-Days, Part of iOS Emergency Update

Apple continues to put out potential security fires by patching zero-day vulnerabilities, releasing an emergency update this week to patch three more recently discovered in iOS after a major software update in November already fixed three that were being actively exploited. The newly patched bugs...