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How to always show notification previews on iPhone Lock Screen
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Proof of concept app exploits iOS camera permissions to secretly take pictures and videos
Felix Krause, researcher and founder of Fastlane.Tools, has created a proof-of-concept app which demonstrates how easily a rogue app could exploit iOS camera permissions to secretly take pictures and shoot video of the user when running in the foreground.
How to clear your MacBook Pro Touch Bar data
In this quick tutorial, we will show you how to delete the Touch Bar data from your MacBook using a short Terminal command.
Here’s what you need to know about the KRACK Wi-Fi vulnerability
If you’ve been reading the news this week, then you’ve probably caught wind of the KRACK (Key Reinstallation AttaCK) vulnerability, which implies some serious security concerns for almost anyone utilizing Wi-Fi networks at home or work.
KRACK impacts both the WPA2 and WPA1 Wi-Fi standards. The former is the most popular Wi-Fi standard in use today, and it’s also supposed to be one of the most secure. On that note, this vulnerability can be a bit concerning.
Google revamps Security Checkup, Chrome gains predictive phishing protection
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Google is celebrating with a pair of security-minded updates: an upgrade to the Security Checkup feature and all-new predictive phishing protections available for the Chrome browser.
Major flaws in WPA2 encryption put virtually every Wi-Fi device at risk
Several key vulnerabilities that have been discovered recently in the Wi-Fi standard put just about every router, smartphone and computer out there at risk of having users' personal information intercepted, exposed and stolen.
Apple closes the signing window for iOS 10.3.3 and 11.0
Apple on Wednesday stopped signing both iOS 10.3.3 and iOS 11.0, the first official public release of iOS 11 since the software came out of beta on September 19th. With this change, it's now impossible to downgrade iOS 11 devices back to iOS 10.
The company regularly stops signing older firmware versions to prevent downgrades and keep users on the latest firmware possible. It’s also a measure to thwart jailbreaking, which often requires an older firmware version where Apple hasn’t patched the vulnerabilities used in the jailbreak process.
How to protect missed calls on your iPhone Lock Screen
Find out how to strengthen your privacy by hiding the caller's name from the Missed Call banner, and preventing other people from returning the missed call shown on your iPhone Lock Screen.
Add new privacy and aesthetic options to WhatsApp Messenger with ABetterPrivacyforWhatsApp
WhatsApp Messenger is one of the most popular third-party messaging platforms used on the iOS platform today, but there are countless ways it could be improved.
With a new free jailbreak tweak called ABetterPrivacyforWhatsApp, iOS developer CydiaGeek provides jailbroken WhatsApp Messenger users with the means of customizing their experience, allowing for better privacy and aesthetics in the app.
Give the Photos app the features it needs with PhotoManager
Compared to other operating systems, iOS' Photos app has always left a lot to be desired. Fortunately, a new jailbreak tweak called PhotoManager by iOS developer Frozen Penguin can fill in the blanks with the features you’ve always wanted in your stock photo app.
Compared to some tweaks, which just add one extra bell or whistle here and there, PhotoManager introduces a plethora of genuinely useful features that you’ll actually use. For that reason, I found it very exciting to delve into what the tweak has to offer, and I think you'll feel the same way once you see it for yourself.
NoHistory for Spotify hides your search history from the Spotify app automatically
The Spotify app keeps a running history of all the things you search for; on the other hand, not everyone wants to have their search history recorded.
With a new free jailbreak tweak dubbed NoHistory for Spotify by iOS developer Squ1dd13, you can prevent the Spotify app from remembering your previous searches.
New iOS vulnerability enables brute-force passcode attacks on iPhone 7
We've seen devices for brute-forcing phone passcodes before. This $500 box, demonstrated on video by YouTuber “EverythingApplePro”, uses an exploit in iOS 10.3.3 and iOS 11 beta to brute-force hack and bypass the Lock screen passcode of up to three iPhone 7/Plus handsets at a time—but it could take days to work, depending on the complexity of the passcode.