Hackers Bypass Apple’s Checks to Deliver Malicious Keyboards Used to Spy on Users: Report

Hackers Bypass Apple’s Checks to Deliver Malicious Keyboards Used to Spy on Users: Report

ByNews Polite

iPhone users could be targeted by malicious keyboards that can bypass Apple’s stringent security checks to spy on user activity, according to a report. While apps that are distributed via the App Store are checked by Apple, these third-party keyboards are installed via another avenue that allows developers to test…

iPhone Lockdown Mode: Proof of Concept Website Can Detect if It is Enabled on Your Phone

iPhone Lockdown Mode: Proof of Concept Website Can Detect if It is Enabled on Your Phone

ByNews Polite

iPhone Lockdown Mode was announced by Apple as a way to help people who face grave, targeted threats to their digital security. Apple calls this an extreme but optional protection for a small number of users, including journalists, politicians, and for human rights advocates, who are in the crosshairs of…

Greek Government Rocked by Resignations Amid Long-Simmering Surveillance Scandal

Greek Government Rocked by Resignations Amid Long-Simmering Surveillance Scandal

ByNews Polite

Greece’s conservative government was rocked Friday by a long-simmering surveillance scandal after its intelligence chief and a close aide to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis resigned in the space of an hour. Panagiotis Kontoleon offered his resignation due to management “errors” during his time in the role, Mitsotakis’ office said in a…

Apple to Release New Lockdown Mode to Battle Spyware, Provide Extra Layer of Protection

Apple to Release New Lockdown Mode to Battle Spyware, Provide Extra Layer of Protection

ByNews Polite

Apple on Wednesday said it plans to release a new feature called Lockdown Mode this fall that aims to add a new layer of protection for human rights advocates, political dissidents and other targets of sophisticated hacking attacks. The move comes after at least two Israeli firms have exploited flaws…