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Apple Re-Patches Bug That Led to a Public iOS Jailbreak

Apple Re-Patches Bug That Led to a Public iOS Jailbreak

September 11, 2019

Over the last couple of weeks, both on the Checklist and on the news section of our site, we’ve been talking about the story of the big iOS jailbreak that...

Apple announces new iPhones—and the next generation of Apple Watch

September 10, 2019

This Tuesday, Apple held its much-anticipated media event. Here are a few key takeaways from the big day. New iPhones! The big news on Tuesday was, as...

The Great iOS Jailbreak of 2019—and why you should update to 12.4.1 right now!

The Great iOS Jailbreak of 2019—and why you should update to 12.4.1...

August 26, 2019

First, the good news. Apple has just released a patch to fix the issue discussed below. If you don’t have automatic updates enabled, take a second to...

Highlights from the 2019 Worldwide Developers Conference

On Monday morning, Apple’s 2019 Worldwide Developers Conference kicked off in San Jose. As is tradition, WWDC began with a keynote presentation from Apple...

Objective by the Sea 2.0

Mention the name Monaco and most people think roulette, racecars, and royalty. But this weekend the glamourous Mediterranean enclave was all about...

Apple Releases iOS 12.3 and Security Updates to Its Products

Apple Releases iOS 12.3 and Security Updates to Its Products

The newest array of updates from Apple has arrived, with an array of updates for a variety of products addressing numerous security concerns, some of them...

iOS 12.2 Patches Majors Security Flaws; Users Should Update Immediately

iOS 12.2 Patches Majors Security Flaws; Users Should Update...

It seems like only yesterday when Apple was taking Group FaceTime down to give itself time to fix a severe bug discovered by a teenager. In the latest round...

Apple Pushes Latest Round of Updates for a Variety of Products

Apple Pushes Latest Round of Updates for a Variety of Products

It's here: the latest round of updates for Apple products has arrived, and it's a doozy. This series of updates is jam-packed with bug fixes and security...

iPhone Prototypes Find Their Way to Hackers and Researchers Alike

iPhone Prototypes Find Their Way to Hackers and Researchers Alike

Have you ever wondered about how hackers or security researchers can figure out where the hidden flaws in iOS lay? For years, that's been a big question, from...

Newly-Discovered Bug in Group FaceTime Inadvertently Allows...

February 6, 2019

When Apple debuted iOS 12.1 late last year, one of the flagship additions to the system was Group FaceTime. This long-requested feature allows multiple users...

What’s in Apple’s Latest Security Digest?

What’s in Apple’s Latest Security Digest?

December 17, 2018

Apple recently released a comprehensive set of security updates, affecting devices and applications ranging from the iPhone to the Apple Watch to iTunes to...

Apple Releases, Updates macOS Mojave and iOS 12, But Bricks Some Users’ Watches

Apple Releases, Updates macOS Mojave and iOS 12, But Bricks Some...

November 9, 2018

In early September, Apple achieved two milestone releases: the arrival of iOS 12 for mobile devices and macOS Mojave for the desktop environment. Along with a...

Passcode Bypass Exploit for iOS 12.1 Appears Just After Release

Passcode Bypass Exploit for iOS 12.1 Appears Just After Release

November 7, 2018

Just a few hours after Apple released iOS 12.1 - which contained a few new features and a large slate of bug fixes - a security researcher identified a new...

Checklist 113: Security Breaks and Fixes in iOS

November 1, 2018

A slightly surprising slip-up on Apple's part, a helpful security how-to, and an update on a persistent foe — that's what we’re diving into this week as we...

The release of iOS 12 Brings Both Security Improvements and Bug Fixes

The release of iOS 12 Brings Both Security Improvements and Bug Fixes

October 4, 2018

The latest major version of Apple's flagship mobile operating has been released, along with a group of updates shared among iOS and many other products,...

Apple’s July Security Updates Correct a Host of Problems

Apple’s July Security Updates Correct a Host of Problems

It's that time again: Apple has pushed out a variety of updates for practically all its products, from iTunes for Windows to multiple flavors of macOS, plus...

Researcher Discloses Potential Brute Force Attack on iPhone; Apple Says It’s Not Real

Researcher Discloses Potential Brute Force Attack on iPhone; Apple...

A strong passcode is one of the most important elements of personal security on iOS devices. While it has been some time since Apple introduced the stronger...

Latest Round of Apple Security Updates Includes iOS 11.3

After more than a month since the last big "patch day" for Apple products, the Cupertino company has now released to the public a new slew of updates that...

Apple Patches Yet Another Phone-Crashing Text Bug

Apple Patches Yet Another Phone-Crashing Text Bug

February 26, 2018

We've recently seen a series of bugs on iOS and macOS devices that all follow a similar pattern: maliciously-formed links or simple emojis and text strings...

iPhone Source Code Leak Could Open the Floodgates for Hackers

February 20, 2018

A key piece of Apple’s iPhone source code may be out in the wild. On February 7, someone posted something called “iBoot” on GitHub. GitHub is a popular...

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