iOS security researchers who applied for Apple's Security Research Device Program, announced in June, are reporting that Apple has finally started shipping specially-configured iPhones.
Six-digit passcodes are no longer considered safe to use due to specialized forensic equipment like GrayKey that takes advantage of iOS exploits to perform brute-force attacks no your passcode. But don't worry, iDB has you covered. Simply follow our step-by-step tutorial to create a strong alphanumeric passcode on your iPhone or iPad that will elevate your security and render hacking hardware such as GrayKey pretty much useless.
If you're looking for some great weekend reading, get over to Wired to read a profile on Cliff Stoll. Whether you know the name or not, it's a fascinating read.
Not all Lightning cables are created equal. In fact, the security researcher known as MG has managed to create a special cable that looks like Apple's official Lightning cable with one crucial difference: it gives an attacker a way to remotely tap into your computer.
Apple is predicted to unveil a macOS bounty program at the upcoming Black Hat security conference which takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada later this week, Forbes reported today.
A third-party audit has found absolutely no evidence of Chinese spy chips being secretly embedded on server motherboards manufactured by Super Micro, poking another hole in Bloomberg's bombastic, highly questionable Big Hack story which it refuses to retract.
In an interview with Buzzfeed News, Tim Cook made it clear Bloomberg should retract its Oct. 4 Businessweek story that said Chinese spies breached the supply chain of 30 U.S. companies including Apple. The Apple CEO says since the story isn't true, it should be removed.Â
Apple today unexpectedly issued an apology to its customers in the 1.33 billion people market of China who became victims of the scams where nefarious users hacked into some Apple ID accounts that weren't protected with Apple's secure two-factor authentication system.
Another stakeholder has come forward to discount Bloomberg Businessweek's Chinese hacking story. In a rare Saturday press release, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says it has no reason to doubt the statements made by companies like Apple and Amazon about the story. Where this goes from here is anyone's guess.
A security researcher has found a way to brute force a password on a current iOS device. In doing so, he was able to bypass the security mechanisms for iOS, thereby putting encrypted data at risk, according to ZDNet.
iOS 11.4 packs in a new feature called USB Restricted Mode that was designed to help defeat physical data access by forensic firms like Cellebrite and hacking tools such as GrayKey.
Under Armour announced on Thursday that its popular diet tracking app MyFitnessPal has been hacked. The company said that the data breach occurred in February, and involved the usernames, email addresses and [hashed] passwords of some 150 million user accounts.