In an excellent and deep blog analysis, Ian Beer of Google’s Project Zero outlines five separate iOS exploit chains that were found on a small collection of hacked websites. The hacked sites were being used in indiscriminate watering hole attacks against their visitors, using iOS 0-day. (For another watering hole attack example, please see our … Read More
According to iDownloadBlog.com (iDB), “in an unforeseen turn of events, hacker Pwn20wnd released v3.5.0 of the unc0ver jailbreak tool to the general public Sunday morning with official support for iOS 12.4, the latest available firmware release from Apple with support for Apple Card.” While users wanting to bypass existing Apple operating system precautions and take … Read More
“The good, the bad and the ugly” is a well-known expression, but when it comes to mobile phishing, I suggest shifting the order. Let’s talk about the bad, the ugly and the good. The Bad: Mobile Takes Phishing from Bad to Worse Phishing is one of the most dominant attack techniques in cyber security. Phishing … Read More
Mobile devices contain or have access to the same information as traditional endpoints. While billions of dollars have been spent protecting and securing traditional endpoints, very little has been invested to protect mobile device endpoints. Attackers work on the same model as any other business: where do they get the greatest return on their investment … Read More
According to The Wall Street Journal’s article Apple Loses Bid to End App Antitrust Case in Supreme Court, “Consumers can sue Apple Inc. for forcing them to buy apps exclusively from the tech giant, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, threatening billions of dollars in revenue that the company is counting on to make up for … Read More
