April 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: Spring-cleaning of a preview 2026-04-10 at 10:37 By Help Net Security I just blinked and the first quarter of the year is GONE. Where does the time go? I looked back at my article from last month where I touched on the use of AI and some of the vulnerabilities […]
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Apple Intelligence AI Guardrails Bypassed in New Attack 2026-04-09 at 17:32 By Eduard Kovacs RSAC researchers hacked Apple Intelligence using the Neural Exect method and Unicode manipulation. The post Apple Intelligence AI Guardrails Bypassed in New Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source
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Apple Rolls Out DarkSword Exploit Protection to More Devices 2026-04-02 at 19:58 By Eduard Kovacs The DarkSword exploit kit has been used by both state-sponsored hackers and commercial spyware vendors. The post Apple Rolls Out DarkSword Exploit Protection to More Devices appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source
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DarkSword exploit forces Apple to loosen its patching policy 2026-04-02 at 14:46 By Sinisa Markovic Apple has extended security updates to a wider range of devices still running iOS 18, aiming to protect users from the DarkSword exploit kit. This is not the first time Apple has backported fixes for older devices based on vulnerability
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Apple counters ClickFix attacks with macOS Terminal warning 2026-03-31 at 16:05 By Sinisa Markovic Apple has added a new security feature in macOS Tahoe 26.4 that warns users before they enter commands in Terminal that could cause harm. The goal is to stop ClickFix attacks, a social engineering trick that gets users to run malicious
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iOS, macOS 26.4 Roll Out With Fresh Security Patches 2026-03-25 at 18:18 By Ionut Arghire Apple released security fixes for older devices as well, in iOS 18.7.7, iPadOS 18.7.7, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, and macOS Sonoma 14.8.5. The post iOS, macOS 26.4 Roll Out With Fresh Security Patches appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an
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Apple Debuts Background Security Improvements With Fresh WebKit Patches 2026-03-18 at 14:49 By Ionut Arghire The lightweight updates are meant to deliver security protections between security updates. The post Apple Debuts Background Security Improvements With Fresh WebKit Patches appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source
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Apple starts issuing lightweight security updates between software releases 2026-03-18 at 13:32 By Sinisa Markovic Apple is delivering small security updates, called Background Security Improvements, starting with iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, and macOS 26.1. Apple describes Background Security Improvements as lightweight security releases for components such as Safari, the WebKit framework, and other system libraries,
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Apple Updates Legacy iOS Versions to Patch Coruna Exploits 2026-03-12 at 17:36 By Eduard Kovacs The company has released iOS and iPadOS versions 16.7.15 and 15.8.7 to patch the vulnerabilities. The post Apple Updates Legacy iOS Versions to Patch Coruna Exploits appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source
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March 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: Is AI security an oxymoron? 2026-03-06 at 10:47 By Help Net Security Developers and analysts are using more AI tools to produce code and to test both the performance and security of the finished products. They are also embedding AI functionality in their products directly. But just how secure are
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NATO greenlights iPhone and iPad for classified information handling 2026-02-27 at 12:18 By Sinisa Markovic Apple confirmed that the iPhone and iPad have been approved for use with classified information in NATO restricted environments. The devices will no longer require special software or settings to handle NATO restricted-level information. “This achievement recognizes that Apple has
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Apple iPhone and iPad Cleared for Classified NATO Use 2026-02-26 at 23:18 By Eduard Kovacs The devices have been added to the NATO Information Assurance Product Catalogue (NIAPC). The post Apple iPhone and iPad Cleared for Classified NATO Use appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source
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February 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: Lots of OOB love this month 2026-02-06 at 09:54 By Help Net Security Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and Microsoft has been giving us a lot of love with a non-stop supply of patches starting with January 2026 Patch Tuesday. The January releases addressed 92 vulnerabilities in Windows
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Apple Xcode 26.3 adds coding agent support from OpenAI and Anthropic 2026-02-04 at 11:56 By Sinisa Markovic Apple released Xcode 26.3 with new agentic coding capabilities designed to let AI systems carry out development tasks inside the IDE. The release supports agents such as Anthropic’s Claude Agent and OpenAI’s Codex. Coding agents can break down
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Apple’s new privacy feature limits how precisely carriers track your location 2026-01-30 at 10:33 By Anamarija Pogorelec Apple users are already accustomed to managing app-level location permissions, and a new privacy feature in iOS 26.3 extends that control to cellular networks. Called Limit Precise Location, it reduces the amount of fine-grained location data that iPhones
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Apple updates AirTag with expanded range and improved findability 2026-01-26 at 17:42 By Sinisa Markovic Apple has released a new version of its AirTag tracking accessory that extends its connectivity range and improves how items are located. The updated AirTag uses a second-generation Ultra Wideband chip, similar to the chip in the iPhone 17 lineup,
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macOS Tahoe improves privacy and communication safety 2026-01-22 at 03:41 By Anamarija Pogorelec macOS Tahoe privacy and security features focus on screening unwanted contact, limiting tracking, and keeping more decisions on the device. Most updates run quietly in the background and require little setup. Built-in filtering for calls and messages Apple reduced exposure to social
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RansomHub claims alleged breach of Apple partner Luxshare 2026-01-21 at 14:34 By Zeljka Zorz Chinese electronic manufacturer and Apple partner Luxshare Precision Industry has allegedly been breached by affiliates of the RansomHub ransomware-as-a-service outfit. Luxshare is one of the primary assemblers of Apple’s wireless earbuds, iPhones, and Vision Pro devices, as well as a producer
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January 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: And so it continues 2026-01-09 at 11:26 By Help Net Security Welcome to a new year of my Patch Tuesday forecast blog where I provide a summary of Microsoft and other vendor’s security patch activity (and reported issues) for the month, talk about some of the latest trends, processes, and
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Italy Antitrust Agency Fines Apple $116 Million Over Privacy Feature; Apple Announces Appeal 2025-12-23 at 13:16 By Associated Press Italy’s antitrust authority fined Apple $116 million after determining that operating one of its privacy features restricted App Store competition. The post Italy Antitrust Agency Fines Apple $116 Million Over Privacy Feature; Apple Announces Appeal appeared