A man talks on the phone walking along Red Square in front of St. Basil’s Cathedral in central Moscow on February 28, 2023. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images) Russian government accuses Apple of colluding with NSA in iPhone spy operation A Russian intelligence agency said thousands of iPhones were infected in an operation that shows "cooperation" between Apple and the NSA. Jun 1, 2023 By AJ Vicens
The Apple Store on George Street in Sydney, Australia. (James D. Morgan/Getty Images) Apple issues security update for WebKit flaws There are reports hackers have been exploiting the bugs. May 3, 2021 By Shannon Vavra
Google Project Zero analyst Ian Beer spent six months working on an exploit that allows him to get complete control of nearby iPhones. (Screenshot / YouTube) An iOS exploit that enables iPhone takeover is cybersecurity researcher’s ‘work of art’ Researcher Ian Beer earned high praise for his persistence in working out the attack, which involves an iPhone feature called Apple Wireless Direct Link. Dec 2, 2020 By Joe Warminsky
(Getty) Apple’s long-awaited security device research program makes its debut Special iPhones designed for security researchers, a program which Apple teased out at Black Hat 2019, is finally coming. Jul 22, 2020 By Shannon Vavra
(Getty) Hackers have been exploiting two zero-days to break into iPhones and iPads Researchers from ZecOps say they have found two zero-day vulnerabilities that have been exploited in Apple’s iOS Mail application. Apr 22, 2020 By Shannon Vavra
(Getty Images) Researchers use 3D-printed fingerprints to unlock an iPhone8, laptops It just takes $2,000 and a 3-D printer to get started, they say. Apr 8, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
Pickren figured out how to trick a Safari browser into serving up malicious code to infiltrate the iPhone camera and steal browser passwords. (Getty images) Researcher claims $75K payout from Apple for iPhone camera hack It's the latest payout in Apple’s bug bounty program, which the technology giant expanded last year. Apr 3, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
Jeff Bezos at a Flag Day event in 2016 at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. (National Museum of American History / Flickr) The big questions from FTI’s report on the Jeff Bezos hack FTI's investigation has raised more questions about what actually happened on the Amazon founder's phone. Jan 23, 2020 By Shannon Vavra
Amy Hess speaks at a press conference in Cincinnati in April 2019. Charges were announced against 60 defendants as a result of a takedown by a regional anti-opioid strike force. (FBI) Senior FBI cyber official Amy Hess to take security position at City of Louisville As a senior FBI cybersecurity official, Hess has spoken out about hacking threats from the Chinese and Russian governments. Dec 6, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
(Reuters) ‘Indiscriminate’ iOS hacking was relatively limited, Apple says. Try telling that to the Uighur population. Apple's iPhone and the operating system it relies on have enjoyed a reputation for having relatively strong security. Sep 6, 2019 By Jeff Stone