Go through this quick checklist that will help you secure your WhatsApp account and protect it from hackers and unauthorized access.
11 tips to secure your WhatsApp account on iPhone
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If someone is accessing your iPhone without physical access
Go through these points if you have reason to believe your iPhone or iPad has been hacked or compromised, or that someone else is using it.
How to password-protect one or more photos on Mac
In this guide, we’ll share four easy ways to add password protection to your sensitive images and screenshots to keep them safe from prying eyes.
5 optional iPhone features Apple provides to strengthen your privacy and security
From making two-factor authentication mandatory for all personal Apple Accounts to letting you control which apps can access your personal data, Apple does a good job of maintaining your privacy and security.
Aside from things turned on by default or being pretty popular with many iPhone users, there are a few that are not enabled out of the box, but you can turn on and use them to maximize your safety. We’ll talk about 5 such optional features here.
Apple fixes iPhone, iPad and Mac security issues with iOS 18.6.2, iPadOS 18.6.2 and macOS Sequoia 15.6.1
Apple has released iOS 18.6.2, iPadOS 18.6.2 and macOS Sequoia 15.6.1 for the iPhone, iPad and Mac with unspecified security fixes.
iOS security researcher Alfiecg_Dev begins a new career with Cellebrite Labs starting next month
Following in the footsteps of famed Dopamine jailbreak and TrollStore perma-signing utility lead developer Lars Fröder (@opa334dev), @alfiecg_dev announced in a post shared to social media platform 𝕏 Friday morning that he will be joining the Cellebrite Labs team next month as a full time iOS security researcher.
Dropbox Passwords to undergo phased shut down starting next month
Dropbox Passwords, a password manager solution provided by popular cross-platform cloud storage company Dropbox, will be fully discontinued on October 28th, 2025 following a phased discontinuation schedule, according to an announcement shared this week by the company.
New TikTok controls let parents monitor consumption and upload of videos by teens; community notes launch in the US
TikTok has launched Family Pairing, a new set of parental controls that enable parents to monitor both the consumption and uploading of videos by teens.
An exploit involving Spotlight plugins could let attackers steal private metadata
Microsoft has discovered a Spotlight-related exploit in macOS that could enable attackers to steal private metadata from Apple apps and third-party apps.
Apple is updating parental controls with new child safety features, including permission to text new numbers
Apple has updated parental controls in iOS 26 and other operating systems with new child safety features, including permission to text new numbers.
Cellebrite acquiring Corellium virtualization company for $200M, raising eyebrows of privacy advocates
Two firms that the jailbreak community is vividly familiar with have made it in the news this week after Israeli digital forensics company Cellebrite completed its acquisition of Corellium, a company renowned for its virtualization services that allow firms like Cellebrite to test their hacks and/or software on virtualized hardware, for $200 million.
Security researchers share PoC for CVE-2025-31200, a security vulnerability patched in iOS 18.4.1
In iOS & iPadOS 18.4.1, Apple patched CVE-2025-31200, which is a CoreAudio security vulnerability patch that could have enabled arbitrary code execution in the userspace process responsible for processing the malicious file. Apple was made aware of instances in which this vulnerability may have been used against specifically targeted individuals and consequently patched it with improved bounds checking.