Apple accidentally approved a common malware disguised as an update for Adobe Flash Player and allowed it to run on macOS, according to a new report . Cyber-security researchers, Patrick Wardle and Peter Datini discovered that Apple approved an app as an update for Adobe Flash installer that contained code used by a well-known common malware called Shlayer. Shlayer is a trojan downloader that spreads via fake applications hiding its malicious code, and flooding users with an influx of adware that are often difficult to get rid of....

On Monday, Apple rolled out critical security updates to address several vulnerabilities affecting iPhones, Macs, and other devices, including a zero-day vulnerability actively exploited in the wild to target iPhone users. The zero-day vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-24085 (no CVSS score assigned yet), is a use-after-free flaw in Apple’s Core Media component that could allow a pre-installed malicious application to gain elevated privileges on vulnerable devices. According to Apple, the Core Media is a foundational framework within the Apple operating system that offers the underlying structure for processing and managing media data like video and audio....

Google’s Report On iPhone Exploit Was Exaggerated, Says Apple Last week, Google in a blog post had announced that its Threat Analysis Group (TAG) and Project Zero had discovered a series of iOS exploit chains in the wild that were designed to hack iPhones over a period of at least two years. They were being used to extensively attack their visitors using an iPhone zero-day exploit. Breaking its silence on the security concerns reviewed in Google’s report and to curb speculation the extent of the vulnerability, Apple, via an official press release , said that the scale of the attack was far smaller than Google implied....

Apple has launched a completely revamped Apple Watch Series 7 alongside the new iPhones and iPads on the September 14 th Event. It is the first major redesign to the smartwatch line-up and brings some exciting new features and upgrades. Here is everything you need to know about the upcoming Apple Watch Series 7. Major highlights of Apple Watch Series 7 What’s in store for the Apple Watch Series 7? Redesigns Optimisations Bike features Health and fitness Battery life watchOS 8 Major highlights of Apple Watch Series 7 Redesigned look with 5 new colours Bigger and brighter screen Optimised user interface New ‘bike’ features No new health-tracking sensors Dust and water resistance Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS connectivity Fast charging Available ‘Later this fall’ starting $399 What’s in store for the Apple Watch Series 7?...

ZecOps, a San Francisco-based mobile security forensics company, has discovered a pair of zero-day vulnerabilities in the Mail app on iPhone, iPads that hackers are abusing in the wild, at least, from the last two years to target individuals from various industries and organizations. In a report published on Wednesday, ZecOps said it found evidence that both the vulnerabilities have been actively exploited by an “advanced threat operator” since 2018....

Apple unveiled Sequoia, the next major version of its desktop operating system for Mac computers, during Monday’s keynote address at the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2024. While macOS 15, now officially known as Sequoia, brings a lot of new features, including new Continuity features like iPhone Mirroring, major updates to Safari, and a host of new games. Let’s have a look at some of the highlighted features in macOS Sequoia....

The British Army said on Sunday afternoon that it had launched an investigation into a breach of its Twitter and YouTube accounts by cyber criminals who used the social media platforms to promote cryptocurrency scams. “We are aware of a breach of the Army’s Twitter and YouTube accounts and an investigation is underway. The Army takes information security extremely seriously and is resolving the issue,” the UK Ministry of Defence Press Office said on Twitter....

Citibank, one of the largest banks in the United States, on Tuesday was sued by New York Attorney General Letitia James for allegedly failing to protect its customers and refusing to reimburse victims of electronic fraud. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, claims that Citibank does not implement strong online protections to prevent unauthorized account takeovers, misleads customers about their rights after their accounts are hacked and money stolen, and illegally refuses to reimburse to victims of fraud, states a press release....

Windows 11 has positioned itself as the OS of the future. And as a result, it does not work on most old computers. You cannot run it on many computers because of its security requirements, apart from high hardware demands. But don’t worry, you can download Spectre Windows 11 Superlite instead. It is a lightweight version of Windows 11 that can also run on low-end PCs. Think of it as the streamlined version of Windows 11 — all the core features you love, but without the extra heavy-weight apps, services....

The French Competition Authority, Autorité de la concurrence, carried out a raid on NVIDIA’s local offices in the early hours of Wednesday morning on suspicion of the company’s engagement in anti-competitive practices. While the French Competition Authority didn’t name the California-based AI chip manufacturer in the press release released on Wednesday, a report from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) claimed that it was NVIDIA citing sources familiar with the matter....

Microsoft-owned GitHub on Tuesday announced that GitHub Copilot, an AI pair programmer that suggests code in your editor, is now generally available to individual developers. So, how does GitHub Copilot work? OpenAI Codex was trained on publicly available source code and natural language, so it works for both programming and human languages. According to the GitHub Teams, GitHub Copilot enables developers to: Get AI-based coding suggestions : Get code suggestions that match a project’s context and style conventions, and cycle through different options to decide what to accept, reject, or edit....

Sadly removing ads, background playback, and offering youtube music for free is not doing the trick. A huge majority of YouTube users still prefer using YouTube over YouTube Premium. However, this time around it seems that YouTube has found a great way to force users to finally upgrade to YouTube Premium. According to trustworthy sources, Google may soon make 4K video streaming exclusive to YouTube Premium. As you can see in the screenshot shared above, there’s a tap-to-upgrade button below 2160p quality on the YouTube app for iPhone....

AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.) on Wednesday released a press statement on its website admitting that it had found stolen graphics IP posted online. Last weekend, a user on GitHub claimed to have obtained the source for AMD’s Navi 10, Navi 21 and Arden GPU devices, where the latter is slated to be used in the upcoming Xbox Series X video game console. AMD has filed at least two DMCA notices against GitHub repos that contained the stolen source code and have forced the development platform to remove the files for violating the chip maker’s copyrights....

Cybercriminals have found a new way of “jackpotting” ATMs that is forcing the machines to “spit out” cash in several European countries, warned Diebold Nixdorf, the world’s largest ATM manufacturer. For those unaware, Diebold is one of the top players in the ATM market, which earned $3.3 billion in sales, which includes both selling and servicing machines globally, from its ATM business last year. In a security alert issued on July 15, 2020, Diebold said that cybercriminals are using a “black box” that they believe contains parts of the company’s proprietary software to illegally exfiltrate money from ATMs across Europe....

Cybercriminals using latest ‘Games of Thrones’ season to distribute malware The final season of the hugely popular fantasy series, Games of Thrones (GoT) is set to premiere on April 14. Fans of Games of Thrones have been eagerly waiting for the eight-episode eighth season of the series to be aired on the entertainment channel, HBO. In the eagerness to catch the latest episodes, many fans turn to other methods of digital distribution like torrents and illegal online streaming for downloading recent Games of Thrones series....

The reason behind ATM’s 4 digit pin code You walk into your friendly neighborhood ATM kiosk and swipe your card. You then punch in a 4-digit PIN code to authenticate yourself and proceed to withdraw money. You may have been doing this mechanically since the day ATM was introduced but have you given a thought why ATM PINs have a 4 digit code? No! Then read on.. Automated Teller Machines (ATM) were first introduced in 1967 and now have emerged as a best option to disburse cash....

If you want to Activate Windows 10 Pro For Free without any additional software then this article will guide you. As in this article, we have shared multiple methods to Activate Windows 10 For Free Permanently . For all of the Free Windows 10 Activation methods shared, we won’t be using any third-party Windows 10 Activation Tools, txt keys, Licenses, or Cracks. Despite the Windows 11 Upgrade push by Microsoft, Windows 10 still has a massive market share of well over 68....

Dont Use This Facebook Hacking Tool Or You Will Regret It We get a lot of queries on how to hack a Facebook page or how to hack my girlfriends Facebook account? Another one is my boyfriend is cheating on me, how do I hack his Facebook account? We always tell these guys that we dont indulge in black hat hacking. However, a new tool available online claims to do all this in a few key strokes....

On Windows PCs, the Command Prompt is a very handy tool because it can be used to execute commands to carry out various functions . This command-line tool can be used with either regular user rights or admin rights, depending on the function you want to access. Sometimes, to access and manage some computer operations using the Command Prompt, you may need to run it as administrator. This command prompt with admin rights is as well known as the elevated command prompt....

How to Unlock your Samsung Screen Lock with Dr.Fone – Android Lock Screen Removal Screen locks have become a relatively important thing for most of the Android smartphones, as the screen lock not only provides privacy to customers but also prevent others from checking their private data on their device when they are not around. Screen locks prevent the smartphone from opening applications on its own or dialing itself to some random number because of the super sensitive touch screens we get on smartphones today....