New Free Emulator Challenges Apple's Control of iOS

An open-source tool gives researchers and jailbreakers a free option for researching vulnerabilities in the operating system – and gives Apple a new headache. A security researcher at Black Hat Europe in London next week plans to release an open source low-level emulator that can run a version of Apple’s mobile operating system. The project, based
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Apple iOS Flaw Could Give Attacker Access via iMessage

Enterprise Vulnerabilities From DHS/US-CERT’s National Vulnerability Database CVE-2018-16871PUBLISHED: 2019-07-30 A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s NFS implementation, all versions 3.x and all versions 4.x up to 4.20. An attacker, who is able to mount an exported NFS filesystem, is able to trigger a null pointer dereference by using an invalid NFS sequence.
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Bluetooth Bug Enables Tracking on Windows 10, iOS & …

Researchers discover a third-party algorithm in multiple high-profile Bluetooth devices exposes users to third-party tracking and data access. A team of Boston University researchers has discovered a vulnerability in several modern, high-profile Bluetooth devices that can make location and other sensitive data available to third parties. The vulnerability exists in devices running Windows 10, iOS,
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Google Adds Two-Factor Authentication For Its Apps on iOS

Android-based two-factor authentication now works for Google applications on iPad and iPhone.
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‘Exodus’ iOS Surveillance Software Masqueraded as …

Italian firm appears to have developed spyware for lawful intercept purposes, Lookout says. Researchers at mobile security firm Lookout have discovered iOS versions of a spyware tool that an Italian video surveillance company appears to have designed for so-called lawful intercept purposes by governments. Non-profit white hat hacker collective Security Without Borders last month had
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How iOS App Permissions Open Holes for Hackers

The permissions iOS apps request from users can turn the devices into spy tools and provide a toehold into the enterprise network, according to new research. In many ways, the era of the smartphone is defined by apps, which do everything from sending messages to tracking our exercise. New research shows how Apple iOS apps come
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