Apple’s Bug Bounty Program
October 15 2025Apple is now offering a $2M bounty for a zero-click exploit. According to the Apple website:
Today we’re announcing the next major chapter for Apple Security Bounty,...
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Apple’s New Memory Integrity Enforcement
September 23 2025Apple has introduced a new hardware/software security feature in the iPhone 17: “Memory Integrity Enforcement,” targeting the memory safety vulnerabilities that spyware products like Pegasus tend to use...
Read moreThe UK May Be Dropping Its Backdoor Mandate
August 28 2025The US Director of National Intelligence is reporting that the UK government is dropping its backdoor mandate against the Apple iPhone. For now, at least, assuming that Tulsi Gabbard...
Read moreSurveilling Your Children with AirTags
August 5 2025Skechers is making a line of kid’s shoes with a hidden compartment for an AirTag.
Read moreUK Demanded Apple Add a Backdoor to iCloud
February 26 2025Last month, the UK government demanded that Apple weaken the security of iCloud for users worldwide. On Friday, Apple took steps to comply for users in the United...
Read moreUK Is Ordering Apple to Break Its Own Encryption
February 8 2025The Washington Post is reporting that the UK government has served Apple with a “technical capability notice” as defined by the 2016 Investigatory Powers Act, requiring it to...
Read morePrivacy of Photos.app’s Enhanced Visual Search
January 6 2025Initial speculation about a new Apple feature.
Read moreDetails about the iOS Inactivity Reboot Feature
December 2 2024I recently wrote about the new iOS feature that forces an iPhone to reboot after it’s been inactive for a longish period of time. Here are the technical details, discovered...
Read moreEverybody is reporting about a new security iPhone security feature with iOS 18: if the phone hasn’t been used for a few days, it automatically goes into its “Before...
Read moreApple Is Alerting iPhone Users of Spyware Attacks
July 11 2024Not a lot of details: Apple has issued a new round of threat notifications to iPhone users across 98 countries, warning them of potential mercenary spyware attacks. It’s the second...
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