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Why Your Wi-Fi Router Doubles as an Apple AirTag
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 21 May 2024 16:21:20 +0000
Apple and the satellite-based broadband service Starlink each recently took steps to address new research into the potential security and privacy implications of how their services geo-locate devices. Researchers from the University of Maryland say they relied on publicly available data from Apple to track the location of billions of devices globally — including non-Apple devices like Starlink systems — and found they could use this data to monitor the destruction of Gaza, as well as the movements and in many cases identities of Russian and Ukrainian troops.
Read More[updated] Deleted iPhone photos show up again after iOS update
iOS users are reporting that photos they had deleted long ago suddenly showed up again after this week’s 17.5 update.
Read MoreDeleted iPhone photos show up again after iOS update
iOS users are reporting that photos they had deleted long ago suddenly showed up again after this week’s 17.5 update.
Read MoreApple and Google join forces to stop unwanted tracking
Google and Apple are pushing forward on industry guidelines to stop the sue of Bluetooth devices for unwanted tracking
Read MoreHow to prevent surveillance through banner ads | Kaspersky official blog
Credit to Author: Stan Kaminsky| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 11:29:04 +0000
Data collected by advertising firms can be used — often illegally — by various government agencies. How does this happen, and what to do to minimize surveillance?
Read MoreApple warns people of mercenary attacks via threat notification system
Apple has sent alerts to people in 92 nations to say it’s detected that they may have been a victim of a mercenary attack.
Read MoreRecent ‘MFA Bombing’ Attacks Targeting Apple Users
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:37:54 +0000
Several Apple customers recently reported being targeted in elaborate phishing attacks that involve what appears to be a bug in Apple’s password reset feature. In this scenario, a target’s Apple devices are forced to display dozens of system-level prompts that prevent the devices from being used until the recipient responds “Allow” or “Don’t Allow” to each prompt. Assuming the user manages not to fat-finger the wrong button on the umpteenth password reset request, the scammers will then call the victim while spoofing Apple support in the caller ID, saying the user’s account is under attack and that Apple support needs to “verify” a one-time code.
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