The tiny iOS 26.4.2 update that arrived this week is actually a really big deal

Macworld

Earlier this week, Apple released iOS 26.4.2, which, according to Apple, includes only a single security patch for “Notification Services.” While it seemed like a fairly innocuous fix for deleted notifications that “could be unexpectedly retained on the device,” it turns out that the flaw is a bigger deal than it seems.

According to The Hacker News, the vulnerability was used by the…

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New iPhone phishing scam involves email sent from Apple servers

Macworld

A new report from BleepingComputer details a phishing scam targeting Apple users. The suspicious emails are actually sent from Apple servers, making them seem convincing and increasing the chances of someone falling for them.

The email poses as an alert that the user’s account has made an iPhone purchase. A phone number is provided for the recipient to call to cancel the order, but the…

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Apple urges iPhone users to update as new DarkSword hacking tool lands online

Macworld

The latest iOS security report is a good reminder that iPhone users need to install iOS updates as soon as possible. TechCrunch (a sister publication to Macworld) reports that an updated version of the DarkSword hacking toolkit has been released on GitHub, which means the softare is freely available for download on the internet by threat agents.

Last week, the Google Threat…

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iOS 15.8.7 behebt eine böse Sicherheitslücke für ältere iPhones

Gestern Abend hat Apple ein neues iOS-Update auf seinen Servern bereitgestellt. Anders als vergangene Woche, betrifft die neue Aktualisierung iOS 15.8.7 nur ältere iPhones vom iPhone 6S bis iPhone SE 1 und iPads wie das iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 4 und den iPod Touch 7.

Neue Funktionen gibt es dabei nicht; Apple behebt damit lediglich mehrere Sicherheitslücken, die in den vergangenen zwei Jahren für…

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