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Apple is preparing to introduce additional controls around Full Disk Access (FDA) in macOS, responding to growing privacy and security concerns surrounding increasingly capable AI agents.
Apple has patched a high-severity out-of-bounds write vulnerability affecting iOS, iPadOS and macOS after receiving a report that the flaw may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals.
Two critical flaws — one in Apple's built-in remote desktop service, one in SAP's e-commerce platform — went from security advisory to real-world attacks in under a week. The patch window is now measured in days, not months.
Apple has fixed a privacy flaw in its Hide My Email service that could expose a user’s real email address in certain email delivery logs.
Apple is changing how it approaches security updates as artificial intelligence increases the speed at which attackers can discover and weaponize vulnerabilities.
Security researchers have uncovered a new macOS privilege-escalation technique that can allow a standard user to disable enterprise security tools and invoke privileged functions without administrator credentials.
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a macOS 'malvertising' campaign known as Operation FlutterBridge, which is being used to distribute a new backdoor called FlutterShell.
Cybercriminals are once again targeting cryptocurrency users, and this time the threat is especially alarming because some of the malicious apps were found directly on Apple’s App Store.
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new phishing campaign that abuses legitimate Apple account notifications to deliver scams — making them far more convincing and harder to detect.
Apple has improved protection for users running older software by making iOS 18.7.7 more widely available. This update ensures a greater number of devices are safeguarded against the actively exploited DarkSword exploit kit.
Apple has taken an unusual step to protect users by sending Lock Screen notifications to iPhones and iPads running outdated software — warning of active web-based attacks and urging immediate updates.
Apple has released its first security fix delivered outside the traditional OS update cycle, addressing CVE-2026-20643, a WebKit vulnerability that could allow malicious web content to bypass the browser’s Same Origin Policy.
