http://www.appleinsider.com/ AppleInsider has been the leading source of insider news and rumors on Apple Computer since 1997. en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:41:50 -0500 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/09/alleged_foxconn_hack_allowed_bogus_orders_to_be_placed_for_vendors/ A "Greyhat" hacking group announced this week that it had successfully hacked contract manufacturer Foxconn and released usernames and passwords for vendors that could be used to place fraudulent orde... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/09/alleged_foxconn_hack_allowed_bogus_orders_to_be_placed_for_vendors/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/02/google_adds_bouncer_malware_detector_layer_to_android_market/ Google has added a behind-the-scenes service, codenamed Bouncer, to scan for malware on applications on the Android Market in an effort to counter the notion that its mobile operating system is insecu... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/02/google_adds_bouncer_malware_detector_layer_to_android_market/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/01/forensics_vendor_warns_mac_os_x_filevault_vulnerable_to_decryption/ Passware, a vendor of forensics tools for recovering data for law enforcement, has issued a warning that its forensics tools can bypass the security of FileVault disk encryption in Mac OS X if the com... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/01/forensics_vendor_warns_mac_os_x_filevault_vulnerable_to_decryption/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:12:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/18/mac_platform_faced_58_malware_threats_from_q2_to_q4_2011___report/ Mac OS X endured 58 separate malware attacks from April 2011 to December 2011, a small fraction when compared to Microsoft's Windows operating system, according to a new summary from a security resear... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/18/mac_platform_faced_58_malware_threats_from_q2_to_q4_2011___report/ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/18/apple_ios_leading_among_corporate_users_android_deemed_most_risky_/ A new study on the use of mobile devices in corporate environments shows Apple's iOS overtaking RIM's BlackBerry in popularity, while third place Android is described as the "most risky" mobile platfo... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/18/apple_ios_leading_among_corporate_users_android_deemed_most_risky_/ Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:47:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/05/serious_security_flaws_discovered_in_android_phones_samsung_and_htc_ignore_issue/ The ease and ability of Android licensees to modify the software they install on their smartphones has opened vast security holes that enable rogue apps to record calls, monitor users' locations and a... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/05/serious_security_flaws_discovered_in_android_phones_samsung_and_htc_ignore_issue/ Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/16/android_malware_has_jumped_up_472_since_july/ The open nature of the Android Market has led to a 472 percent increase in malware threats to the platform over the past four months alone, a new mobile security report claims. Juniper Global Threa... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/16/android_malware_has_jumped_up_472_since_july/ Thu, 17 Nov 2011 03:43:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/11/os_x_sandboxing_flaw_casts_doubt_on_upcoming_mac_app_store_requirement/ A newly-discovered security flaw in the sandboxing functionality of Mac OS X has prompted concerns over Apple's requirement that all applications submitted to the Mac App Store must implement sandboxi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/11/os_x_sandboxing_flaw_casts_doubt_on_upcoming_mac_app_store_requirement/ Sat, 12 Nov 2011 01:37:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/31/new_mac_os_x_trojan_horse_spies_steals_and_requisitions_gpu_for_bitcoin_mining/ A new Trojan horse hidden in a Mac OS X application can steal sensitive user data and take control of the computerís GPU to generate Bitcoins, a form of currency used online. In a report released o... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/31/new_mac_os_x_trojan_horse_spies_steals_and_requisitions_gpu_for_bitcoin_mining/ Mon, 31 Oct 2011 23:37:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/27/new_mac_os_x_trojan_disguises_itself_as_adobe_flash_installer/ A new Mac OS X Trojan Horse called "Flashback" attempts to trick users into installing it by appearing as Adobe's Flash Player installer package. The Trojan Horse, discovered by security firm Integ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/27/new_mac_os_x_trojan_disguises_itself_as_adobe_flash_installer/ Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:59:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/23/researchers_discover_pdf_malware_that_targets_apples_mac_os_x/ A new piece of malware which disguises itself as a PDF download and could give hackers remote access to a computer has been discovered as a potential threat to Mac users. The trojan, identified as ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/23/researchers_discover_pdf_malware_that_targets_apples_mac_os_x/ Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/09/apple_releases_mac_os_x_security_update_2011_005_to_stop_certificate_fraud/ Apple on Friday issued a security update for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and 10.6 Snow Leopard, addressing a security issue related to fraudulent online certificates. Security Update 2011-005 is available t... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/09/apple_releases_mac_os_x_security_update_2011_005_to_stop_certificate_fraud/ Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:43:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/06/apple_searching_for_product_security_managers_after_2nd_lost_iphone_prototype/ After losing its second iPhone prototype in two years, Apple has posted a pair of job openings for Managers for New Product Security to help safeguard the company's unreleased products and related int... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/06/apple_searching_for_product_security_managers_after_2nd_lost_iphone_prototype/ Tue, 06 Sep 2011 07:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/25/iphone_jailbreak_prodigy_to_join_apple_as_intern/ "Comex," the hacker responsible for several high-profile jailbreak exploits of Apple's iPhone, revealed Thursday that he will be starting an internship with Apple in early September. 19-year old Ni... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/25/iphone_jailbreak_prodigy_to_join_apple_as_intern/ Fri, 26 Aug 2011 01:21:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/04/russian_online_payment_site_linked_to_macdefender_malware_scam/ After a raid on Russian payment giant Chronopay's offices, authorities have found evidence linking the company to the MacDefender fake anti-virus scam that targeted Mac users. Security expert Brian... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/04/russian_online_payment_site_linked_to_macdefender_malware_scam/ Fri, 05 Aug 2011 02:50:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/15/apple_releases_ios_4_3_4_to_address_pdf_security_hole/ Apple on Friday released an update to its iOS mobile operating system for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, addressing a potentially dangerous security flaw related to viewing PDF files in the Mobile S... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/15/apple_releases_ios_4_3_4_to_address_pdf_security_hole/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/04/hackers_access_apple_server_with_small_amount_of_survey_data/ A group of hackers this weekend posted a list of 27 usernames and passwords culled from surveys hosted on an Apple Business Intelligence website. The group of hackers known as "AntiSec" were respon... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/04/hackers_access_apple_server_with_small_amount_of_survey_data/ Mon, 04 Jul 2011 13:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/28/apples_ios_more_secure_than_googles_android_says_symantec/ iOS, the mobile operating system that powers Apple's popular iPhone and iPad devices, offers more protection than its Android counterpart, the security experts at Symantec have concluded in a newly pu... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/28/apples_ios_more_secure_than_googles_android_says_symantec/ Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/16/apple_exploring_proactive_iphone_security_methods_for_stolen_hardware/ Apple could be planning to greatly enhance its "Find My iPhone" security feature in the future, as the company has shown interest in giving users the ability to scramble or delete specific data, or ev... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/16/apple_exploring_proactive_iphone_security_methods_for_stolen_hardware/ Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/15/bill_introduced_in_us_senate_to_enforce_mobile_privacy_laws_on_apple_google/ U.S. Sens. Al Franken and Richard Blumenthal on Wednesday introduced legislation that would require companies like Apple, as well as application developers for platforms like iOS, to receive express c... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/15/bill_introduced_in_us_senate_to_enforce_mobile_privacy_laws_on_apple_google/ Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/01/mac_defender_variant_quickly_thwarts_apples_mac_os_x_security_update/ A day after Apple released a security update for Mac OS X to address the "MAC Defender" malware, a new variant of the bogus antivirus software has been spotted in the wild [update: Apple has quickly r... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/01/mac_defender_variant_quickly_thwarts_apples_mac_os_x_security_update/ Wed, 01 Jun 2011 19:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/25/latest_mac_defender_malware_attacks_mac_os_x_without_password/ A new, more dangerous variant of "MAC Defender," dubbed "Mac Guard," has been discovered, and the new malware does not require an administrator password to install. The discovery was announced on W... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/25/latest_mac_defender_malware_attacks_mac_os_x_without_password/ Wed, 25 May 2011 20:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/25/us_sen_franken_calls_on_apple_google_to_require_app_privacy_policies/ U.S. Sen. Al Franken on Wednesday formally requested that both Apple and Google create privacy policies for all applications available for their respective iOS and Android mobile platforms. Franken... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/25/us_sen_franken_calls_on_apple_google_to_require_app_privacy_policies/ Wed, 25 May 2011 19:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/19/macdefender_on_apples_radar_as_os_x_malware_spreads_report/ A malware program that targets Mac OS X systems dubbed "MACDefender" has apparently gained traction in the wild, prompting Apple to tell its support representatives they should not attempt to remove t... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/19/macdefender_on_apples_radar_as_os_x_malware_spreads_report/ Thu, 19 May 2011 17:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/19/european_union_may_place_tougher_privacy_restrictions_on_apple/ A new statement from the European Union could lead to greater restrictions on the handling of location data on mobile devices for companies like Apple and Google. EU privacy officials published a n... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/19/european_union_may_place_tougher_privacy_restrictions_on_apple/ Thu, 19 May 2011 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/10/apple_google_detail_mobile_privacy_policies_before_us_senate/ Apple Vice President of Software Technology Guy L. "Bud" Tribble spoke to members of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, and reiterated his company's position that it makes user privacy one of its highest pri... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/10/apple_google_detail_mobile_privacy_policies_before_us_senate/ Tue, 10 May 2011 16:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/06/apples_vp_of_software_technology_to_be_witness_at_us_congressional_hearing/ Guy L. "Bud" Tribble, Apple's vice president of software technology, is scheduled to appear at a congressional hearing on mobile privacy on May 10. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., announced the list of w... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/06/apples_vp_of_software_technology_to_be_witness_at_us_congressional_hearing/ Fri, 06 May 2011 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/04/apple_releases_ios_4_3_3_with_fixes_for_location_database_controversy/ Apple on Wednesday released iOS 4.3.3 for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, addressing issues related to location data stored in a database file on devices running iOS 4. Apple quickly released the ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/04/apple_releases_ios_4_3_3_with_fixes_for_location_database_controversy/ Wed, 04 May 2011 17:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/02/apple_to_address_iphone_location_concerns_with_quick_release_of_ios_4_3_3/ Apple promised last week to release a software update to address a location tracking bug in its iOS mobile operating system, and a pre-release build of iOS 4.3.3 indicates the company is acting quickl... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/02/apple_to_address_iphone_location_concerns_with_quick_release_of_ios_4_3_3/ Mon, 02 May 2011 14:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/02/new_malware_attacks_mac_os_x_users_through_apple_safari_browser/ Newly discovered malicious software dubbed "MACDefender" takes aim at users of the Mac OS X operating system by automatically downloading a file through JavaScript. But users must also agree to instal... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/02/new_malware_attacks_mac_os_x_users_through_apple_safari_browser/ Mon, 02 May 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/27/apple_executives_defend_crowdsourced_data_collection_in_building_new_features/ In an interview focusing on the issue of access to users' location data, Apple executives defended the concept of collecting anonymous data to provide valuable new services in the future. The comp... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/27/apple_executives_defend_crowdsourced_data_collection_in_building_new_features/ Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/27/steve_jobs_outlines_apples_efforts_to_clarify_iphone_location_tracking_issue/ In an interview with Wall Street Journal blogger Ina Fried, Apple's chief executive Steve Jobs explained the steps his company took to respond to the explosion of interest in reports concerning how iO... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/27/steve_jobs_outlines_apples_efforts_to_clarify_iphone_location_tracking_issue/ Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:55:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/27/steve_jobs_speaks_out_on_ios_location_issue_apple_isnt_tracking_anyone/ Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs gave a rare interview this week as his company combats a firestorm of publicity regarding a location database file stored by the iOS operating system, and he reaffirme... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/27/steve_jobs_speaks_out_on_ios_location_issue_apple_isnt_tracking_anyone/ Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/27/apple_issues_statement_on_ios_location_controversy_says_fix_is_coming/ Apple on Wednesday responded to growing concern over a bug in the iOS mobile operating system that powers the iPhone and iPad, informing customers that it is not tracking them and revealing that it wi... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/27/apple_issues_statement_on_ios_location_controversy_says_fix_is_coming/ Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/25/apple_google_called_to_u_s_senate_hearing_on_mobile_privacy/ As the controversy over persistent location tracking in the iPhone and Google Android devices continues to surge, representatives from Apple and Google have been summoned to a Senate judiciary hearing... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/25/apple_google_called_to_u_s_senate_hearing_on_mobile_privacy/ Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:10:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/25/ios_location_data_prompts_investigations_of_apple_in_south_korea_europe/ A file with a comprehensive list of visited locations saved locally on users' iPhones has prompted investigations of Apple from numerous governments, including France, Germany, Italy and South Korea. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/25/ios_location_data_prompts_investigations_of_apple_in_south_korea_europe/ Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/21/government_officials_voice_concern_to_apple_over_location_tracking/ U.S. Senator Al Franken and Congressman Ed Markey have sent letters to Apple CEO Steve Jobs expressing concern over recent reports that Apple's iOS 4 maintains a database with detailed location inform... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/21/government_officials_voice_concern_to_apple_over_location_tracking/ Fri, 22 Apr 2011 01:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/21/ios_location_tracking_file_likely_a_bug_apple_could_address_issue_with_next_udpate/ A file that stores a detailed history of the approximate location an iPhone or 3G-equipped iPad has been is a result of a bug in the iOS operating system, and could be addressed by Apple in the next i... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/21/ios_location_tracking_file_likely_a_bug_apple_could_address_issue_with_next_udpate/ Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/20/researchers_raise_privacy_concerns_over_location_tracking_in_apples_ios_4/ Security researchers have discovered that Apple's iOS 4 mobile operating system, found on both the iPhone and iPad, keeps a log of user's locations and saves the data to a hidden file on the device. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/04/20/researchers_raise_privacy_concerns_over_location_tracking_in_apples_ios_4/ Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/21/apple_rumored_to_issue_ios_4_3_1_with_security_bug_fixes_within_two_weeks/ Apple is expected to release a minor update to its mobile operating system for the iPhone and iPad, iOS 4.3.1, in the next few weeks to address bugs and plug security holes, according to a new rumor. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/21/apple_rumored_to_issue_ios_4_3_1_with_security_bug_fixes_within_two_weeks/ Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:00:00 GMT