New Tool Can Jailbreak Any iPhone and iPad Using An Unpatched 0-Day Bug

The hacking team behind the "unc0ver" jailbreaking tool has released a new version of the software that can unlock every single iPhone, including those running the latest iOS 13.5 version. Calling it the first zero-day jailbreak to be released since iOS 8, unc0ver's lead developer Pwn20wnd said...

Amid Its Covid-19 Crisis, China Was Still Hacking Uighurs’ iPhones

Security researchers reveal a months-long, indiscriminate campaign targeting the iPhones of Chinese Muslims...

“Operation Poisoned News” infecting iPhones with LightSpy spyware

By Deeba Ahmed The operation uses "Local News Websites" to spread spyware infection. Here's what's going on and how. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: "Operation Poisoned News" infecting iPhones with LightSpy spyware...

A Flaw in Billions of Wi-Fi Chips Let Attackers Decrypt Data

Affected devices include iPhones, iPads, Macs, Amazon Echos and Kindles, Android devices, and various Wi-Fi routers...

The FBI Wants Apple to Unlock iPhones Again

Snooping Ring employees, Skype contractors, and more of the week's top security news...

A week in security (September 2 – 8)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we looked at a smart social engineering toolkit, delved into TrickBot tampering with trusted texts, and explained five ways to help keep remote workers safe. Other cybersecurity news A new Chinese Deepfake app is under fire for privacy concerns related to the use o...

Apple will now pay hackers up to $1 million for reporting vulnerabilities

Apple has just updated the rules of its bug bounty program by announcing a few major changes during a briefing at the annual Black Hat security conference yesterday. One of the most attractive updates is… Apple has enormously increased the maximum reward for its bug bounty program from $200,000 t...

A week in security (March 4 – 11)

Last week, Malwarebytes Labs released its in-depth, international data privacy survey of nearly 4,000 individuals, revealing that every generation, including Millennials, cares about online privacy. We also covered a novel case of zombie email that involved a very much alive account user, delved...

Hackers used Karma tool to hack iPhones of prominent Govt officials

By Uzair Amir UAE Launched Aggressive Cyber Espionage Campaign using KARMA and Expertise of Ex-NSA Operatives. Though it seems hard to believe it is indeed true that the smartphones of several prominent political and governmental personalities worldwide have been hacked by former US intelligence...

XNU Kernel iOS / macOS heap buffer overflow Exploit

The vulnerability is a heap buffer overflow in the networking code in the XNU operating system kernel. XNU is used by both iOS and macOS, which is why iPhones, iPads, and Macbooks are all affected. My exploit PoC just overwrites the heap with garbage, which causes an immediate kernel crash and...

400% increase in cryptomining malware attacks against iPhones

By Waqas It wouldn’t be wrong to state that Apple has become the apple of the eyes of cryptomining enthusiasts and cybercriminals. According to Check Point’s latest Global Threat Index, the company is being targeted more frequently in cryptomining malware attacks. The report discloses some...

Apple iOS 11.x - Webkit Filter Backdrop DoS Vulnerability

Document Title: =============== Apple iOS 11.x - Webkit Filter Backdrop DoS Vulnerability References: =========== https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/getcontent.php?id=2150 View Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKtF9q15Unw Release Date: ============= 2018-09-19 Vulnerability Laboratory ID...

Dangerous Pegasus Spyware Has Spread to 45 Countries

The infamous Pegasus spyware, which targets iPhones and Android devices, has allegedly infiltrated 45 different countries across the globe — and six of those countries have used surveillance malware in the past to abuse human rights, a group of researchers claimed Tuesday. Researchers from The...

Apple iOS 11.x - Webkit Filter Backdrop DoS Vulnerability

Document Title: =============== Apple iOS 11.x - Webkit Filter Backdrop DoS Vulnerability References: =========== https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/getcontent.php?id=2150 View Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKtF9q15Unw Release Date: ============= 2018-09-18 Vulnerability Laboratory ID...

Beers with Talos EP 37: Snort 3 Beta Uses Multithreading. It’s Super Effective!

Beers with Talos BWT Podcast Ep. 37 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos: If iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing: www.talosintelligence.com/podcast. Ep. 37 show notes: Recorded Sept. 7, 2018 — We have Joel back this week and he is very happy to have himse...

A highly targeted malware campaign is spying on 13 iPhones in India

By Waqas A dangerous targeted mobile malware campaign has been identified by security researchers, which is believed to have been active since August 2015. Researchers claim that the malware is discovered to be spying on 13 specific iPhones in India, which hints at the fact that this is a highly...

Unlocking iPhones with Dead People's Fingerprints

It's routine for US police to unlock iPhones with the fingerprints of dead people. It seems only to work with recently dead people...

US Cops Using Dead Suspects’ Fingerprints to Unlock iPhones

By Waqas Believe it or not but in the US, police are This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US Cops Using Dead Suspects’ Fingerprints to Unlock iPhones...

Apple Admits Deliberately Slowing Older iPhones — Here’s Why

Why is my iPhone slow? Do you also ask this question again and again? Well, the biggest conspiracy theory floating around from years that Apple deliberately slows down performance on your older iPhones whenever the company is about to launch the next version of its flagship to push its sale is TR...

A Hardware Privacy Monitor for iPhones

Andrew "bunnie" Huang and Edward Snowden have designed a hardware device that attaches to an iPhone and monitors it for malicious surveillance activities, even in instances where the phone's operating system has been compromised. They call it an Introspection Engine, and their use model is a...