Apple update kills iOS 12 jailbreak

Apple update kills iOS 12 jailbreak

The anonymous hacker who jailbroke iOS 12.4 via a recycled bug has confirmed on Twitter that Apple’s latest update for iPhones and iPads kills the jailbreak. A vulnerability patched by Apple in ...
Researcher Releases Jailbreak PoC for iOS 12 on iPhone X

Researcher Releases Jailbreak PoC for iOS 12 on iPhone X

After tinkering with the latest iteration of Apple’s mobile operating system, a Chinese researcher has published a proof-of-concept of what he claims is a working exploit that can jailbreak iOS 12 on ...

Chinese Spying, Facebook Shadow Contact Information, iPhone X FaceID Privacy – WB37

This is your Shared Security Weekly Blaze for October 8th 2018 with your host, Tom Eston. In this week’s episode: Chinese Spying, Facebook Shadow Contact Information and iPhone X FaceID Privacy. Silent ...

News update: October 3rd

Filip Truta for Bitdefender: Researchers use Android password managers to make phishing attacks more practical “Simone Aonzo, Alessio Merlo, and Giulio Tavella from the University of Genoa and Yanick Fratantonio from EURECOM ...
Passcode Bypass iOS 12 (1-Call)

Even with the latest iOS 12 update, your iPhone’s lockscreen is unsafe

Once again, a way of bypassing the iPhone’s passcode lock to expose users’ photos and contacts has been discovered. Jose Rodriguez, who has uncovered vulnerabilities in iOS’s lock screen security on a ...
The Rise of the Autobots: Into the Underground of Social Network Bots

Facebook’s Fake Account Crackdown, Privacy Upgrade to HTTPS, New Security Features in Apple iOS 12 – WB36

This is your Shared Security Weekly Blaze for October 1st 2018 with your host, Tom Eston. In this week’s episode: Facebook’s fake account crackdown, privacy upgrade to HTTPS, and new security features ...

Android malware (and iOS enhancements)

Checkpoint on the Black Rose Lucy malware bundle, ESET on fake finance apps found on Google Play, and Sophos on the security features in iOS 12 ...

USB restricted mode, plus Calisto Trojan

USB restricted mode tightens a notch. Plus, the Calisto macOS Trojan ...