The drumbeat hasn't stopped.
Not only has China's Central TV been running regular follow ups to its March 15 expose on Apple's (AAPL) iPhone repair policies, but on Thursday People's Daily -- the Communist Party's official propaganda organ -- attacked the company for the fourth day in a row, devoting half a page to negative articles.
Apple, whose iPhone has been criticized for having a display that's relatively small when compared with smartphones such as the Samsung S4 and HTC One, has filed a patent application that proposes a novel solution: a display that wraps around the entire handset.
L33tdawg: Online registration closes on the 7th of April, though walk in registrations will still be accepted (do expect to queue for a bit if you choose this option). See you guys in Amsterdam!
Apple (NSDQ:AAPL)'s password reset process reportedly was broken by hackers, enabling anyone with an email address and associated birthday the ability to reset an individual's password.
The hack was reported by The Verge Friday afternoon. The publication declined to post a link to the website hosting the technique, which required the user's date of birth and email address. By inserting a specially crafted URL into the address bar, hackers were able to bypass the verification process resetting the victim's password.
Apple Friday patched a serious flaw in its Apple ID security system that would have enabled an attacker to reset a target's password to a password of their own choosing.
Apple took its Apple ID "reset your password" -- a.k.a. "iForgot" -- page offline Friday after The Verge reported that a "step-by-step tutorial" had been published to the Web, detailing how to take advantage of the flaw.
A new vulnerability in Apple’s password reset system may allow hackers to change the passwords for you Apple accounts using only an email address, birthday, and a “modified URL,” according to the Verge.
“Apple takes customer privacy very seriously. We’re aware of this issue and working on a fix,” an Apple spokesperson told VentureBeat. The spokesperson explained that while the company looks into the issue, it has taken down the “iForgot” feature that allows you to reset your password if you’ve forgotten it.
Apple is introducing two-factor authentication for users of its iCloud and other services, adding an extra layer of protection against hackers trying to access peoples' accounts by requiring mobile phone verification for changes in personal details or online purchases.
L33tdawg: All four members of Evad3rs will be at #HITB2013AMS next month where they're presenting a paper titled Swiping Through Modern Security Features.
Apple has informed developers that it will begin officially rejecting newly submitted and updated applications that access the iOS device UDID. Apple says that this new policy will begin on May 1st. With iOS 6, Apple began offering developers a new Advertising Identifier system that replicates the use of UDIDs for developers. Apple recommends that developers move over to this new system.
A new Mac OS X Trojan is making the rounds, installing an adware plugin that renders ads on Web pages to generate revenue for its author.
Dubbed Trojan.Yontoo.1, it is the most prominent of an increasing number of adware Trojans making the rounds, according to Russian antivirus company Dr. Web, the same company that discovered the Flashback virus last year.
