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Apple is a prominent technology company known for its range of consumer electronics, software, and services. In the context of information security, Apple represents a key player with a strong emphasis on protecting user data and privacy. The company's hardware and software products, including iPhones, iPads, Mac computers, and the iOS and macOS operating systems, incorporate advanced security features designed to safeguard against cyber threats.
Apple's ecosystem utilizes encryption, secure boot, and app security mechanisms to defend against unauthorized access and data breaches. The company's approach to information security also extends to its constant updates and patches to address vulnerabilities, and its stringent privacy policies that limit data collection and sharing. For cyber security professionals and enthusiasts, monitoring Apple-related security updates, threat intelligence, and vulnerability disclosures is crucial to understand the evolving landscape of digital security as it pertains to Apple's products and services.
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The release includes implementations of two quantum-secure algorithms and demonstrates how formal verification caught bugs that traditional testing would have missed. The post Apple open-sources quantum-resistant encryption code appeared first on CyberScoop.
A zero-click attack targeting iPhones on iOS 16 hijacked WhatsApp accounts without linked devices, warnings, or user interaction. There is a particular kind of security incident that is harder to explain than most: your WhatsApp account is sending messages you did not write, asking your contacts for money transfers, and when you check the “Linked […]
Total figure for fraudulent transactions Apple has blocked since 2020 now stands at over $11bn
CEO Beth Tschida: AI Developers' Apple Preference Could Strengthen Jamf's PositionChief Technology Officer Beth Tschida takes over as CEO of Minneapolis-based Jamf with a mandate to define how the Apple management and security vendor uses AI internally while helping CISOs govern shadow AI, identity and policy controls across enterprise Apple fleets.
Apple revealed that it blocked over $11 billion in fraudulent App Store transactions over the last six years, more than $2.2 billion in potentially fraudulent App Store transactions in 2025 alone. [...]
The SHub Reaper stealer, which hides behind fake WeChat and Miro installers, marks a shift from ClickFix social engineering to Apple script-based execution.
While also spoofing all the trusted domains - Apple, Microsoft, and Google - in the same attack
A new variant of the 'SHub' macOS infostealer uses AppleScript to show a fake security update message and installs a backdoor. [...]
Affected factories back up and running, we're told
Artificial intelligence platforms may be just as susceptible to social engineering as human beings, but they are proving remarkably good at finding security vulnerabilities in human-made computer code. That reality is on full display this month with some of the more widely-used software makers -- including Apple, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla and Oracle -- fixing near record volumes of security bugs, and/or quickening the tempo of their patch releases.
Apple begins rolling out end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging between iPhone and Android in iOS 26.5
After years of stopping dead at the green bubble border, iPhone and Android users can finally send E2EE messages without relying on third-party apps
Apple on Monday officially released iOS 26.5 with support for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to Rich Communication Services (RCS) in beta as part of a "cross-industry effort" to replace traditional SMS with a more secure alternative
Also: Embedded AI in Pharmaceutical Sector, the Story Behind Apple's CEO ChangeIn this week's panel, four ISMG editors examine what’s really behind Apple's CEO transition, how pharmaceutical giants are racing to embed artificial intelligence across core operations, and why AI-driven threats are forcing a rethink of how quickly defenders can respond.
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a set of malicious apps on the Apple App Store that impersonate popular cryptocurrency wallets in an attempt to steal recovery phrases and private keys since at least fall 2025
Apple patches iOS flaw that retained deleted notifications, exposing message data
Last week, Anthropic announced Project Glasswing, an AI model so effective at discovering software vulnerabilities that they took the extraordinary step of postponing its public release. Instead, the company has given access to Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and a coalition of others to find and patch bugs before adversaries can
Apple has rolled out a software fix for iOS and iPadOS to address a Notification Services flaw that stored notifications marked for deletion on the device
Apple has released out-of-band security updates for iPhone and iPad devices to fix a Notification Services flaw that could allow notifications marked for deletion to remain stored on the device. [...]
A set of 26 malicious apps on Apple App Store impersonate popular wallets, such as Metamask, Coinbase, Trust Wallet, and OneKey, to steal recovery or seed phrases and drain them of cryptocurrency assets. [...]