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Microsoft Discovers macOS Vulnerability CVE-2024-44243 That Enables Rootkit Installation

Microsoft has disclosed a recently patched security vulnerability within Apple’s macOS. This flaw, which was successfully addressed in a recent update, potentially allowed attackers to exploit a weakness in the operating system’s System Integrity Protection (SIP). If leveraged effectively, an attacker operating with “root” privileges could bypass SIP and inject…

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Apple Addresses Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerability Impacting iPhones, Macs, and Other Devices

In a recent security announcement, Apple has disclosed the availability of critical software updates designed to rectify multiple security vulnerabilities, including a zero-day flaw that has reportedly been exploited in live attacks. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-24085 with a CVSS score of 7.3, manifests as a use-after-free bug within the…

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New SLAP and FLOP Attacks Reveal Vulnerabilities in Apple M-Series Chips to Speculative Execution Exploits

A recent analysis from a team at Georgia Institute of Technology and Ruhr University Bochum has unveiled two significant side-channel attacks specifically targeting Apple silicon chips, notably affecting popular web browsers such as Safari and Google Chrome. The attacks have been aptly codenamed Data Speculation Attacks via Load Address Prediction…

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Researchers Warn: Tech-Savvy Stalkers Can Exploit Tile Tracking Tags

Concerns Emerge Over Privacy Risks Linked to Tile Trackers Tile trackers, employed by over 88 million users globally to locate items such as keys and pets, are facing scrutiny following revelations by researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology. According to a study, design vulnerabilities within Tile’s tracking technology may…

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Apple Launches iOS Update for Older iPhones to Address Actively Exploited Security Flaw

Apple Inc. has recently rolled out critical security updates for legacy iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices, focusing on patching a significant vulnerability that has been found to be actively exploited. This flaw, designated as CVE-2022-32893, has garnered a CVSS score of 8.8 and represents an out-of-bounds write issue in…

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