Image: WebKit A cybercrime group specialized in showing malicious ads has abused an unpatched zero-day vulnerability in WebKit-based browsers to break security restrictions and redirect users from legitimate portals to shady sites hosting online gift card scams. The attacks were first spotted in June 2020 and are still active today; ...
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Apple will proxy Safe Browsing traffic on iOS 14.5 to hide user IPs from Google
Apple’s upcoming iOS 14.5 release will ship with a feature that will re-route all Safari’s Safe Browsing traffic through Apple-controlled proxy servers as a workaround to preserve user privacy and prevent Google from learning the IP addresses of iOS users. The new feature, spotted by a Reddit user earlier this ...
Read More »Microsoft to add new voice command, video and other features to Office mobile apps
Credit: Microsoft Microsoft outlined on February 1 a number of new features coming to its Office mobile apps on iOS and Android in the coming weeks and months. It will be delivering some of its promised “conversational AI” technology in Cortana starting with iOS; new ways for users to create short ...
Read More »iOS tip: Find out how many times has your iPhone battery been recharged
Head over to Settings > Battery, and then into Battery Health and Apple gives you a lot of information about your iPhone’s battery. But there’s one number that Apple doesn’t give you — how many times your iPhone has been recharged. Must read: Switching to Signal? Turn on these settings ...
Read More »Zero-click iOS zero-day found deployed against Al Jazeera employees
Image: Omar Al-Ghossen At least 36 Al Jazeera journalists, producers, anchors, and executives, along with a journalist at London-based Al Araby TV, had their iPhones hacked using a no-user-interaction zero-day vulnerability in the iOS iMessage app, an academic research group said today. Citizen Lab, a cybersecurity and human rights abuse ...
Read More »Best iPad in 2021: Which iPad model should you buy?
Apple’s iPad lineup is arguably something that’s unmatched by any other platform or device maker. From the iPad Mini to the iPad Air or iPad Pro, the tablets all consistently turn out top performance and have 10 hours of battery life, clear and crisp displays, and access to thousands of apps ...
Read More »iOS 14.3: Give your iPhone a privacy audit
If you carry around a smartphone, then you’re offering a massive surface to be tracked, not just your physical location but also what you do online. On top of that, you could be giving unknown third parties access to things like your microphone, camera, the contents of your clipboard, and ...
Read More »New Goontact spyware discovered targeting Android and iOS users
Image: Lookout Security researchers have discovered a new malware strain with spying and surveillance capabilities —also known as spyware— that is currently available in both Android and iOS versions. Named Goontact, this malware has the ability to collect from infected victims data such as phone identifiers, contacts, SMS messages, photos, and ...
Read More »WatchOS 7.2 is out: Apple Watch adds cardio fitness tracking alongside launch of Fitness Plus
Image: Apple Apple on Monday released iOS 14.3 along with WatchOS 7.2, both of which include support for the company’s new subscription workout service Fitness Plus. The workout service was first announced alongside the new iPhone 12 lineup and the Apple Watch Series 6 in September. At the time, Apple ...
Read More »Apple iPhone 12 Mini review: Proof big things can come in small packages Review
Apple released four new iPhone 12 models in a total of three different sizes. The iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro both have a screen size of 6.1-inches, while the larger iPhone 12 Pro Max comes in at 6.7-inches; the largest for any iPhone model to date. The smallest of the bunch, the $699 ...
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