On Wednesday, Apple announced that its Walkie-Talkie application would be closed down until further notice. The tech giant revealed that the measure was taken after an undisclosed user flagged down a bug which potentially allowed a hacker to listen in on a conversation. Apple added that the fix is still …
Read More »Apple Announces Hot Fix for Zero-Day Synthetic Click Vulnerability
Apple recently revealed that a hotfix had been rolled out for MacOS Mojave. The patch is aimed to fix a synthetic click vulnerability. As the company explained, this issue would have allowed hackers to dismiss on-screen security prompts. Patrick Wardle, a former NSA security researcher and the one who discovered …
Read More »Apple Supercharges Siri To Deal With Spam and Robocalls
The Cupertino tech giant recently announced that a huge milestone in spam filtering had been reached. In a bid to reduce the number of spam and fake calls, Apple has granted Siri the ability to deal with such nuisances. This is the latest feature of iOS 13, the latest version …
Read More »Apple Facing Lawsuit for Disclosing iTunes Listening Data
At the beginning of this week, Apple has been sued by three iTunes users from Michigan and Rhode Island. According to the plaintiffs, the Cupertino-based company disclosed personal information, shirking away from its legal responsibilities towards the customers’ privacy. Reached out for comments, Apple refused to comment on the class-action …
Read More »Should You Install Apple’s iOS 12.3.1?
Rolled out a couple of days ago, Apple’s latest versions of iOS features numerous bug and security fixes. According to the company, the latest patch also includes a fix to the infamous fingerprint vulnerability, which allowed hackers to track a device around the Internet. All in all, version 12.3.1 touts …
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