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Researcher Jose Rodriguez told The Register that the latest version of iOS 13 is vulnerable to the same type of lock screen bypass as previous versions. Rodriguez discovered a bug that allows opening the address book without unlocking the device, back in July of this year, when iOS 13 was …

Researchers at AdaptiveMobile Security have described a Simjacker attack that uses SMS messages to send SIM Toolkit (STK) and S @ T Browser instructions on a SIM card. For more than two years, cybercriminals have been monitoring SIM card owners using Simjacker. Experts have warned that this attack is not …

This year’s Def Con conference showed a Lightning cable for the iPhone, with which an attacker could gain remote access to a computer. Now this cable can be purchased for $200. This device looks and works like Apple’s standard USB cable, however there is one small nuance that allows an …

Hexway experts report that by analyzing the BLE packets transmitted by Apple devices, you can find out user’s phone number. Users value their privacy, and Apple understands this. Apple devices are valued for the ecosystem that connects them. It is really very convenient to start using the application on one …

New York State Senior Senator Chuck Schumer called on the FBI and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate FaceApp, which has gone viral. Recalling, FaceApp is a product of Russian developers, in connection with which Schumer is concerned about national security issues. “The FaceApp app requires full access to …

Trend Micro experts found that the URL scheme could allow an attacker to compromise iOS user accounts using the App-in-the-Middle attack. According to the findings of researchers, a malicious application installed in the iOS system can steal sensitive data from other applications. To do this, the program must use the …

Security researcher Karan Lyons reported a serious vulnerability in RingCentral video conferencing services (used by 350,000 organizations) and Zhumu (in fact, it is Chinese version of Zoom). Thanks to it, attackers could gain access to cameras and microphones of laptops. “RingCentral (and Zhumu, and likely all of Zoom’s white labels …

Apple has deactivated the Walkie Talkie app on the Apple Watch due to a vulnerability that allows eavesdropping on other people’s phone conversations. The application itself will still remain on the devices, but it will not work until the manufacturer solves the problem. The Walkie-Talkie feature debuted last year with …

Security researcher Jonathan Leitschuh revealed information about a serious vulnerability in the Zoom video conferencing service, through which attackers can remotely execute arbitrary code on the target system. The researcher also calculated that more than 4 million users might encounter the problem. “As of 2015 Zoom had over 40 million …

The non-profit organization OpenID Foundation, which is developing of an open standard for the OpenID decentralized authentication system, sent an open letter to the American corporation Apple. The letter claims that the recently announced “Sign in with Apple” feature creates certain security and privacy risks for users. In the letter, …