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Apple claims its App Store is carefully curated so that only the best apps get through. The truth is, the App Store is littered with scams and "fleeceware," which uses fake user ratings to trick customers into paying for something they don't want.

An Apple executive testified under oath in court that malware on Macs is at an "unacceptable" level. How bad is it really?

Censorship, surveillance and profits: Apple is walking a tightrope in China We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Jack Nicas, Raymond Zhong and Daisuke Wakabayashi May 19, 2021 — 5.37am Save Normal text size Advertisement On the outskirts of this city in a poor, mountainous province in southwestern China, men in hard hats recently put the finishing touches on a white building a quarter-mile long with few windows and a tall surrounding w...

24 Apple and China flags fly above the entrance to Apples new data center in Guiyang, China, on Oct 31, 2020. (NYT photo) GUIYANG, China: On the outskirts of this city in a poor, mountainous province in southwestern China, men in hard hats recently put the finishing touches on a white building a quarter-mile long with few windows and a tall surrounding wall. There was little sign of its purpose, apart from the flags of Apple and China flying out front, side by side. Ins...

Apple built the world’s most valuable business on top of China. Now it has to answer to the Chinese government.

Apple pushed out the highly anticipated iOS 14.5 update for iOS devices this week. Tap or click here to download iOS 14.5 and unlock a powerful new privacy feature. While all the focus was on the iOS update, a security flaw for Mac systems flew under the radar. Apple’s macOS also received an update, bringing the latest version to 11.3, and it includes a hefty amount of security fixes. The most troublesome of the flaws include a bug that can bypass your Mac’s security features. Securit...

A massive macOS bug lets hackers bypass all security checks Updated: Updated: April 28, 2021 09:04 IST Owens noted that the bug allowed him to build a malicious app that mimicked a harmless file which in turn helped bypass macOS built-in security mechanisms when opened. Share Article A massive macOS bug lets hackers bypass all security checks.   | Photo Credit: Reuters Owens noted that the bug allowed him to build a malicious app that mimicked a harmless file which in turn helped bypass macOS ...

The 0-day security issue has already been exploited in the wild on April 27, 2021, 15:23 Bottom line: Following a three-month beta, Apple has finally released a stable build of macOS 11.3 to the public, with several new features and a fix for a software bug that is known to have been exploited by malicious actors in the wild. Unless youre sticking with macOS Catalina for compatibility reasons, now would be a good idea to go to System Preferences > Software Update and update...

Apple Patches Worst Zero-Day Bug In Recent Memory" May 20, 2021 Compliance Compliance Twitter Photo: Apple Theres one industry that has a particular knack for getting its hands on clever software vulnerabilities in macOS: the adware industry. That ability has been demonstrated once again as Apple today patched a zero-day vulnerability, CVE-2021-30657, that allows an attacker to effortlessly route around three critical anti-malware defenses in macOS: Notarization, Gatekeeper and File Quarantin...