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Government issues warning for Apple device users over critical vulnerability

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Government issues warning for Apple device users over critical vulnerability

[ad_1] The recent warning issued by the Indian government has put Apple iPhone, iPad, MacBook, and Vision Pro headset users on high alert due to a critical vulnerability identified in their devices. The warning, issued by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), emphasizes the risk associated with remote code execution. Affected Apple DevicesAccording to the security advisory, various Apple software and hardware versions are affected by the vulnerability. This includes older versions of Apple Safari, macOS Ventura and Sonoma, visionOS, iOS, and iPadOS. Users of specific iPhone and iPad models, such as iPhone XS, iPad Pro, iPad Air, and iPad mini, are particularly vulnerable if their devices are not updated to the latest software versions. Also read: Beware of QR c...

Apple AirDrop cracked! China finds way to identify sender’s personal details

[ad_1] New Apple AirDrop capabilities were announced recently to add more on the already available ones and most of the features look to guarantee security to the user. AirDrop has been a handy tool for protesters and activists to hide their activities from governments. However, the feature has been controversial for quite some time now. Chinese authorities raised questions about this iPhone feature. It was reported that when the feature is in “receive messages from Everyone” mode it can receive files and messages from anyone, however, this has created a massive privacy concern as a new crackdown by China has ended up exposing senders' names, phone numbers, and email addresses. Know more about AirDrop vulnerabilities here. This will be a concern not just for Apple, but for all of users,...

What are Apple threat notifications on iPhones and how the company reacted to the row in India

[ad_1] In an incident yesterday, October 31, that rocked the Indian political establishment, at least nine political leaders from opposition parties received a shocking alert on their iPhones warning them of "state-sponsored attackers trying to remotely compromise” their device. It raised an alarm among leaders as they posted screenshots of the alerts on their X accounts, seeking clarification for the same. The government also raised a query with the iPhone maker to share more details about the alerts and to work closely as an investigation is conducted.The leaders who received the alert include Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor, Pawan Khera and Supriya Shrinate, the Samajwadi Party's Akhilesh Yadav, the Shiv Sena's Priyanka Chaturvedi, the CPI(M)'s Sitaram Yechury, the Trinamool Congress...