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Serious Bluetooth security flaw officially acknowledged; now patched by Apple

August 16, 2019 admin

A serious Bluetooth security flaw has been acknowledged by Bluetooth SIG, the official body in charge of standards for the wireless communications technology. It is sufficiently dangerous that the official Bluetooth specification has been changed. The vulnerability would make it far easier for an attacker to brute-force a pairing with your devices… more… The post…

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Intel & Microsoft disclose another Meltdown & Spectre flaw, categorized as ‘medium risk’

May 22, 2018 admin

Google’s Project Zero and Microsoft today disclosed the latest variant of the Spectre and Meltdown security flaws that were originally revealed in January. Intel is referring to this one as “Variant 4,” and it uses some of the same security vulnerabilities as the initial discovery… more… 9to5Mac

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Amazon flaw costs Apple accessory maker nearly $100k as counterfeiter takes over legitimate listing

March 5, 2018 admin

Amazon has come under fire in the past for its lackluster approach to handling counterfeit products. Now, the online retailer is facing a broader problem, with counterfeiters going as far as to take over a company’s legitimate product listing… more… 9to5Mac

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HomeKit flaw in iOS 11.2 allowed remote access to smart devices, temporary fix already in place

December 8, 2017 admin

Apple’s software woes continued this week with the publication of a HomeKit flaw that allowed remote access to smart home devices like locks and lights. The company has since issued a temporary patch by disabling remote access to shared users, and plans to permanently plug the hole in a software update next week. AppleInsider –…

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Apple software sees disastrous, embarrassing week with iOS springboard crash, macOS root user security flaw

December 2, 2017 admin

Apple, a company that prides itself on customer experience, just had one of its worst customer-facing weeks in history, with a major security flaw on macOS High Sierra and a bug in iOS that rendered some iPhones essentially unusable. It has been an embarrassing turn of events for a technology company that frequently boasts about…

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Class action lawsuit against Apple over iPhone 6 ‘Touch Disease’ hardware flaw gains momentum

October 8, 2016 admin

A few months back, we reported on a hardware flaw plaguing a growing number of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus users, which garnered the name of “Touch Disease.” Shortly after the flaw was initially reported on, a trio of iPhone users filed a class action lawsuit against Apple, claiming that Apple refuses to repair…

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FBI tips Apple about security flaw in iOS and Mac software … but it had already been fixed with iOS 9

April 27, 2016 admin

The FBI has decided it will not divulge the details of how it successfully hacked into the San Bernardino iPhone to Apple, having found a method at the last-minute just hours before going to court in late March. However, in an attempt to appear helpful and cooperative, the FBI gave Apple its first security tipoff under the Vulnerability…

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FBI’s first vulnerability tip to Apple came on April 14 for already-patched flaw

April 27, 2016 admin

Apple on Tuesday said the FBI divulged its first vulnerability tip under a White House process for sharing digital security flaws with private corporations on April 14, but the information was useless as Apple had already patched the issue nine months earlier. AppleInsider – Frontpage News

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