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fromThe Verge
3 hours agoThe heist of iOS 26
Jon Prosser revealed details about unreleased iOS software in a video, claiming certainty about its authenticity and encouraging leaks.
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fromIndependent
3 days agoComputer engineer claims he was penalised for flagging Israeli links of firm given 'bananas' server access at top Irish cybersecurity company
A cyber-security firm reprimanded an engineer for discriminatory comments regarding an Israeli company's access to its servers amid concerns about Palestinian genocide.
fromTechzine Global
1 day agoCommvault launches AI tools for secure agentic AI era
"In agentic environments, agents mutate state across data, systems, and configurations in ways that compound fast and are hard to trace," says Pranay Ahlawat, Chief Technology and AI Officer at Commvault.
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fromPopular Science
3 days agoHow to stop your smart TV from tracking you
Smart TVs are capable of tracking user data, including viewing habits and app usage, which can lead to personalized advertising and content recommendations. Users may prefer to limit this tracking to protect their privacy.
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fromArs Technica
3 weeks agoHundreds of millions of iPhones can be hacked with a new tool found in the wild
DarkSword, a sophisticated iPhone hacking technique discovered in use by Russian hackers, can silently compromise hundreds of millions of iOS devices running older operating system versions through infected websites.
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fromWIRED
3 weeks agoHundreds of Millions of iPhones Can Be Hacked With a New Tool Found in the Wild
A sophisticated iPhone hacking technique called DarkSword enables attackers to silently compromise iOS devices through infected websites, affecting hundreds of millions of users running older iOS versions.
fromComputerworld
2 months agoHappy Data Privacy Week from Apple
Data gathered from smartphones enables service providers to infer a wide range of personal information about their users, such as their traits, their personality, and their demographics. This personal information can be made available to third parties, such as advertisers, sometimes unbeknownst to the users. Leveraging location information, advertisers can serve ads micro-targeted to users based on the places they visited. Understanding the types of information that can be extracted from location data and implications in terms of user privacy is of critical importance,
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fromTechCrunch
3 weeks agoApple rolls out first 'background security' update for iPhones, iPads, and Macs to fix Safari bug | TechCrunch
Apple released its first background security improvement update to patch a WebKit vulnerability in Safari that could allow malicious websites to access data from other websites in the same browser session.
fromThe Verge
1 month agoApple might use Google servers to store data for its upgraded AI Siri
Apple had already announced in January that Google's Gemini AI models would help power the upgraded version of Siri it delayed last year, but The Information's report indicates Apple might lean even more on Google so it can catch up in AI.
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fromComputerworld
2 months agoApple touts 'unparalleled' protection for M5 Macs
Among other additions, it features new topic sections concerning quantum security, single sign-on (SSO), and satellite communications: Quantum Security: Another VGT, Apple deployed postquantum cryptographic protection (PQ3) in iMessage in iOS 17.4 and macOS 14.4. This protection against future quantum-based attacks has now been extended in iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26, tvOS 26, and watchOS 26, including the introduction of CryptoKit, which developers can use to help protect the software they offer on the platforms.
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