U.S. State Department iPhones hacked with Israeli NSO Group spyware

Apple iPhones of at least nine U.S. State Department employees were hacked by an unknown assailant using sophisticated spyware developed by the Israel-based NSO Group, according to four people familiar with the matter. The hacks, which took place in the last several months, hit U.S. officials either based in Uganda or focused on matters concerning […]

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iPhone users urged to remove Visa from Apple Pay due to dangerous contactless payments flaw

Visa as a transport card via Apple Pay should be removed urgently by iPhone users after researchers said they uncovered a flaw that lets fraudsters bypass security and make unlimited contactless payments. The issue could be exploited to make transactions from an iPhone inside someone’s bag, without their knowledge, experts from the University of Birmingham […]

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Fight for the Future to hold protests against iPhone backdoor surveillance at Apple Stores on Sept. 13th

An organization called Fight for the Future is organizing protests in front of some Apple Stores in response to Apple’s proposed feature of scanning a user’s photos for child porn. The following is the official statement: On August 5, 2021 Apple announced that its next iOS update will include new surveillance features that will scan […]

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Apple’s Software Chief Explains ‘Misunderstood’ iPhone Child-Protection Features (Exclusive) | WSJ

Over the weekend, The Wall Street Journal landed an exclusive interview with Apple’s Senior Vice President, Software Engineering, Craig Federighi as he (tries) clearing up the misconceptions that are out there about the (now delayed) Child-Protection feature coming to iOS. To see the interview, click here.

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