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Apple Abandons Plan To Check iOS Devices For Child Abuse Images
Controversial plan to check images for CSAM on iOS devices and iCloud has now been abandoned this week by Apple
Apple Ramps Up Security, Privacy Amid Ongoing Attacks
Apple confirms plans to tighten up cloud security, including locking down photos and notes stored on its iCloud service
WWDC 2022: Apple Announces New iPhone, iPad Operating System
Apple announces latest version of its operating system for its iPhone and iPad devices, at its annual developer’s conference, WWDC 2022
Apple Services Resume After Multiple Outages
App Store and other Apple services are back online after outages over a two day period, reportedly being blamed on a DNS issue
Apple Defends Photo Checking On iPhones
Apple promises to reject any government demands to use, or alter, its controversial detection system of child abuse images
Apple One Subscription Bundle, Fitness+ Service Launched
Apple continues its move into the services segment with a bundled subscription package called Apple One, plus the Fitness+ virtual fitness service
Apple Dropped iCloud Encryption Plan After FBI Pressure – Report
Privacy versus security. FBI complaint two years ago halted Apple's plans to fully encrypt iCloud backups, it is alleged in a new report
Hacker Who Tried To Blackmail Apple Receives No Jail Time
Londoner Kerem Albayrak threatened to factory reset 319 million iCloud accounts in 2017 – but authorities say he was only seeking 'fame and fortune'
Apple Sees Large Rise In US National Security Requests
Company increasingly has to hand over iCloud data to authorities, but it still cannot unlock passcode protected iPhones
Apple Confirms Major Cloud Deal With Its Fiercest Rival, Google
The deal, said to be worth up to $600m, sees users' iCloud data hosted with Apple's top competitor in the mobile arena
Hackers Demand Ransom In Exchange For Stolen Apple iCloud Accounts
Hacker's claims are yet to be fully verified as Apple says it won't pay up for stolen user credentials
iCloud Retains Deleted Browsing Records, says ElcomSoft
Apple's cloud service held browsing data for more than a year after users had deleted it, find researchers
Apple iPhone 7 Popularity Boosts Revenues To £60bn
However, iPad and Mac sales are less than stellar
Apple Tackles iCloud Calendar Spam With Report Button
The button will alert Apple to spam trying to sneak passed its email filters via the calendar service
Apple iPhones Hit With Calendar Spam Touting Cheap Designer Goods
Unwanted event invitations continue to appear in iPhones calendars, but Apple remains silent on the matter
Apple ‘Sends iPhone Call History To iCloud’
Law enforcement could get their hands on call data if it is sent to iCloud for 'no reason', claims Russian firm
Yahoo, LinkedIn, Apple iCloud: 10 Big Data Breaches
Data breaches from hack attacks continue to get bigger and bolder but which of these do you remember?
Apple Restores App Store, iCloud After Overnight Outage
Mac and iOS services go down, leaving Apple customers unable to download apps, backup data and use some cloud services
Apple Reveals Data Centre Requests From Chinese Government
Company reveals dealings with Chinese government ahead of US court case with the FBI
Man Pleads Guilty For Naked Jennifer Lawrence Photo Hack
Ryan Collins pleads guilty to pilfering nude photos of celebrities from their Apple iCloud and Gmail accounts
New Apple Data Centres In Ireland And Denmark To Power European Market
Apple data centres will use 100 percent renewable energy and will power iCloud, iMessage and App Store across Europe
Apple Adds Two-Step Security To iMessage, FaceTime
Users of the messaging and video telephony tools will now be prompted to activate two-step authentication
Apple Buys Cloud Start-Up Union Bay Networks
Apple has confirmed it is opening an engineering office in Seattle, with a core team including former F5 Networks cloud experts
Chinese Government Accused Of Apple iCloud Spying
iCloud users in China are having their log-in credentials stolen by a Man in the Middle attack
Google Threatened With $100 Million Lawsuit Over Hacked Celebrity Pictures
The impact of the hacked Apple iCloud images spreads to Google, but is the search giant actually responsible?
Nude photos of Rihanna, Kim Kardashian And Avril Lavigne leaked online by ‘iCloud hacker’
And more naked photos of Jennifer Lawrence and Kelly Cucoco leaked as FBI continues its investigation.
Apple: We Won’t Sell Your Data Or Install Government Backdoors
Apple CEO Tim Cook stresses company's commitment to privacy and security following recent events
What Is Multifactor Authentication And How Can It Keep You Safe?
It's a security step everyone should be taking, according to Richard Anstey, CTO EMEA Intralinks.
Apple Promises New iCloud Notifications As Part of ‘Human’ Security Measures
Apple CEO Tim Cook says humans, not technology, are to blame for iCloud hacks as iOS security is brought under the spotlight ahead of the iPhone 6 launch