There are reports of the commercial spyware, Pegasus, being targeted at European Commission officials last year, by as yet unidentified hackers. European officials reportedly targeted by NSO spyware • The Register Pegasus is commercially available from the Israeli company NSO Group, to “approved” organisations.
Apple Updates – make sure they are done
SANS has a description of the various updates Apple has issued across it’s devices and operating systems. These are for vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited in the wild – so make sure the patches have been done – everywhere! Apple Patches Actively Exploited Vulnerability in macOS, iOS and iPadOS …
Misuse of an Apple Watch by a stalker
There has been a lot talk about the misuse of Apple AirTags to stalk people: AirTags articles at Smart Thinking Solutions The small size of the AirTags and the functionality built into them make them open to this type of abuse by criminals. Here is a case where an abuser …
Mobile phone malware – a researcher’s point of view and in the wild
Here is some timely advice from TechRepublic about mobile device cyber security: Mobile malware is on the rise: Know how to protect yourself from a virus or stolen data | TechRepublic The big takeaway is sideloading of apps, that have not been approved by an approved app store or repository, …
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Apple software updates released
Apple has released security and patch updates for their operating systems across most of it’s devices. These updates also include new features across the devices, Macs, iPhones and iPads. The advice, as always, is get the updates ASAP – patched devices are always more secure. iOS 15.4 and macOS 12.3 …
