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Apple releases macOS 11.3.1 Big Sur update, fixes two security vulnerabilities found in the wild

Following up on last week’s release of macOS 11.3 Big Sur, Apple on Monday released macOS 11.3.1 Big Sur, an update which contains security fixes for two vulnerabilities that the company says may have been exploited in the wild. Per Apple’s security content webpage, macOS 11.3.1 Big Sur fixes a pair of vulnerabilities in WebKit […]

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Apple releases iOS 14.5.1, iPadOS 14.5.1, iOS 12.5.3, and watchOS 7.4.1 updates, addresses App Tracking Transparency issue

Because there are always minor updates after the major ones. Apple on Monday released iOS 14.5.1 and iPadOS 14.5.1, which function as minor security updates that arrive just one week after the release of Apple’s iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5 updates. There are also companion updates in the form of the watchOS 7.4.1 update, and […]

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Rumor: iOS 15, iPadOS 15 to feature revamped lock screen, new notification system

According to sources close to the story, Apple’s iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 mobile operating systems will feature a revamped notification system, plus lock screen changes, and increased privacy options. The operating systems, which are expected to be announced at WWDC 2021 in June, and released publicly later this year, have been reported to feature […]

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Apple provides background Secure Enclave updates to several older processors

This should come in handy. Apple has silently made changes to its A12, A13, and S5 system-on-chips to alter the Secure Enclave in Fall 2020, to include a second-generation model of the Secure Enclave. The changes were apparently part of an update and were noted as updates to the Apple Platform Security pages spotted by […]

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Facebook confirms massive data breach that could have affected more than 500 million accounts, means of checking whether you were hacked now available

It kind of happened again. Over the weekend, it was revealed that a huge data breach occurred at Facebook, the leak compromising various email addresses, phone numbers, full names, and dates of birth for more than 500 million accounts. Per security firm, Hudson Rock, the breach occurred in January 2020, as noted here: In early […]