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Easy way to bypass passcode lock screens on iPhones, iPads running iOS 12

September 18, 2018 admin apple, Cyber crime, iOS, iPhone, Security

Credit to Author: Darlene Storm, Michelle Davidson| Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 11:16:00 -0700

Update for iOS 12

With iOS 12 and iPhones that have Touch ID, you can still bypass the iPhone lock screen and trick Siri into getting into a person’s phone. The bypass is the same as it was in earlier versions of the operating system:

Press the home button using a finger not associated with your fingerprint authentication, prompting Siri to wake up.
Say to Siri: Cellular data.

Siri then opens the cellular data settings where you can turn off cellular data.

As was the case before, anyone can do this. It doesn’t have to be the person who “trained” Siri.

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Making two-factor authentication much stronger in two easy steps

September 12, 2018 admin 2fa, Advice, Android, iOS, iPhone, smartphones, Tips, two-factor authentication

Credit to Author: Sarah Pike| Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 14:18:31 +0000

Speaking of two-factor authentication — as we often do — did you know some convenient settings render it utterly useless? Let’s do it right.

Kaspersky Security

Why there’s no antivirus for iOS

September 10, 2018 admin Antivirus, apps, internet security, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Products, Tips

Credit to Author: Victor Yablokov| Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2018 14:16:08 +0000

Why doesn’t Kaspersky Lab have an antivirus app for iOS — and what are all those other Internet security suites for Apple mobile devices?

Independent Krebs

For 2nd Time in 3 Years, Mobile Spyware Maker mSpy Leaks Millions of Sensitive Records

September 4, 2018 admin Apple iCloud, bbc, data breaches, Facebook, iPhone, mSpy breach, Nitish Shah, WhatsApp

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2018 17:22:41 +0000

mSpy, the makers of a software-as-a-service product that claims to help more than a million paying customers spy on the mobile devices of their kids and partners, has leaked millions of sensitive records online, including passwords, call logs, text messages, contacts, notes and location data secretly collected from phones running the stealthy spyware. Less than a week ago, security researcher Nitish Shah directed KrebsOnSecurity to an open database on the Web that allowed anyone to query up-to-the-minute mSpy records for both customer transactions at mSpy’s site and for mobile phone data collected by mSpy’s software. The database required no authentication.

ComputerWorld Independent

Apple insists developers ramp up their privacy commitments

August 31, 2018 admin iPhone, Mobile, Security

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2018 06:45:00 -0700

Apple recently told the U.S. Congress that is sees customer privacy as a “human right”, though the explanation didn’t at that time extend to how third-party developers treat data they get from iOS apps. Now it does.

Privacy for the rest of us

Starting October 3, Apple will insist that all third-party apps (including new apps and app updates) submitted to the App Store include a link to the app developer’s own privacy policy.

This is a big change as until now only subscription-based apps needed to supply this information – and it also extends to the privacy policy itself, which Apple insists must be clear and explicitly in explaining:

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How my iPhone got double-stolen

August 1, 2018 admin apple, Find My iPhone, iPhone, phishing, theft, Threats, Tips

Credit to Author: Kseniya Turova| Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2018 11:42:55 +0000

When I fell victim to sleight of hand and a little bit of fraud, Find My iPhone didn’t save me. Here’s why.

MalwareBytes Security

Seven security tips for staying safe on an iPhone

May 16, 2018 admin 101, apple, iOS, iPhone, iphone security, Mac, mobile phone security

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Wed, 16 May 2018 15:00:00 +0000

iPhones have a reputation for being incredibly secure. However, using an iPhone is not an automatic guarantee of invulnerability. These seven tips will help make sure your iPhone is the digital fortress it was meant to be.

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Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 34

April 26, 2018 admin Facebook, iPhone, Kaspersky podcast, news, passwords, podcast, Special Projects, Threats, transatlantic cable, transatlantic cable podcast

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 20:52:35 +0000

On this episode of the podcast, Jeff and David discuss personal data being sold on Facebook, cops trying to unlock an iPhone with a dead man’s finger, bad passwords, and more.