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escobar apple — A screenshot of Roberto Escobar’s gold iPhone. Escobar is suing Apple for $2.6 billion. (Getty Images)

Roberto Escobar, former Medellín Cartel accountant, sues Apple for $2.6 billion, report says

The brother of the deceased drug lord also happens to be marketing his own phone product.

May 28, 2020 By Jeff Stone

Apple update — Apple has issued an security alert that patched the FaceTime flaw. (Flickr / William Hook)

Apple patches FaceTime flaw and two exploited zero-days in new security update

The security patch squashes the widely-publicized FaceTime bug that allowed attackers to spy on others via audio and video.

Feb 8, 2019 By Jeff Stone

facetime bug — (Photo via Flickr user Microsiervos / Remixed by Greg Otto)

Apple disables group chat on FaceTime after discovery of bad bug

A fix for the FaceTime bug is expected to ship to all users within the next week.

Jan 29, 2019 By Greg Otto