Apple fanbois have been shut out of their iTunes store and iCloud accounts since last night as their login details fail to work as expected. Attempts to access the services are thwarted with either … [Read more...]
Apple’s Siri hacked and ported to other devices
Tuesday, 15 November 2011 By
Hackers say they've reverse engineered the Siri personal assistant that debuted in last month's release of the iPhone 4S, a feat that allows them to make it work from virtually any device. To back … [Read more...]
Security expert shows that Apple’s app store is not so safe after all
Tuesday, 8 November 2011 By
A software flaw in Apple Inc's iPhones and iPads may allow hackers to build apps that secretly install programs to steal data, send text messages or destroy information, according to an expert on … [Read more...]
App store requires developers to implement sandboxing
Friday, 4 November 2011 By
Developers submitting applications to Apple's Mac App Store will soon be required to add an extra layer of security for their wares to be accepted. Beginning in March, all apps submitted must … [Read more...]
Sexy Siri can make your iPhone 4S usable to hackers
Thursday, 20 October 2011 By
Siri, the voice-activated personal assistant on the new iPhone 4S, can look up restaurant menus for you, calculate the number of inches in a half mile, tell you the population of New Jersey, even let … [Read more...]
Is privacy getting invaded more with the arrival of iOS5 ?
Monday, 17 October 2011 By
Apple’s latest iOS brings enhanced location services to your iPhone. So enhanced that some apps make it seem a little bit scary at just how well they’re tracking you, even when the app isn’t … [Read more...]
Mac OS X trojan innovates
Friday, 14 October 2011 By
Underscoring the growing sophistication of Mac-based malware, a trojan preying on OS X users has adopted several stealth techniques since it was discovered last month. Updates to the Flashback … [Read more...]
OS X Trojan horse in the wild
Tuesday, 27 September 2011 By
These days when people think of malware and OS X the first name that comes to mind is likely MacDefender or one of its variants, which were rogue utilities designed to trick users into giving up … [Read more...]
Hacking golden boy hired by Apple
Tuesday, 30 August 2011 By
What do you do when you have $76 billion cash in the bank and a 19-year-old hacker repeatedly thwarts your army of engineers’ attempts to lock down your smartphone and tablet platform? Bring him … [Read more...]
Mac OS X Lion makes major security improvements
Wednesday, 17 August 2011 By
With the recent release of its latest operating system, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Apple has made some significant security improvements to its 10-year-old platform. The question consumers now face: Is it … [Read more...]
What’s new in OS X Lion security
Saturday, 23 July 2011 By
Once you are over the online install experience, the upside down mouse gestures and all the other bling that comes as part of OS X Lion, it is time to look at what has changed from a security point of … [Read more...]
Apple plugs 57 security holes in Safari
Saturday, 23 July 2011 By
Apple issued an update for Safari yesterday to cover numerous security fixes. Affecting versions 5.0.6 and 5.1, the patch covers 57 vulnerabilities of which: 46 could lead to remote code … [Read more...]
Intego releases world’s first antivirus app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch
Wednesday, 13 July 2011 By
Intego, a French security company known for its Mac OS X antivirus software today released the first malware-scanning app for the iPhone and iPad and iPod Touch. Intego's VirusBarrier for iOS has … [Read more...]
Anonymous gets into Apple; but it was an accident :) They were busy elsewhere !
Tuesday, 5 July 2011 By
The Internet vigilante hacker group Anonymous claimed to have broken into an Apple Inc server and published a small number of usernames and passwords for one of the U.S. technology company's … [Read more...]
Apple removes Intifada application
Thursday, 23 June 2011 By
Apple Inc has removed at Israel's request an Arabic-language application from its iTunes store that called for a Palestinian uprising, an Israeli government statement said on Thursday. Public … [Read more...]
