A Hacker Found a Way to Take Over Any Apple Webcam
This week, a security researcher publicly shared new findings about vulnerabilities that would have allowed an attacker to exploit three Safari bugs in succession and take over a target's webcam and microphone on iOS and macOS devices. "Safari encourages users to save their preferences for site permissions, like whether to trust Skype with microphone and camera access," says Ryan Pickren, the security researcher who disclosed the vulnerabilities to Apple.
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Adobe confirms Lightroom iOS photos erased due to update bug are ‘not recoverable’
Adobe released a new version of its Lightroom app for iOS this week and it unfortunately has caused some users to permanently lose their photos and presets. An update has been released since fixing the issue but Adobe says there’s no way to help those already affected by the flaw to recover lost images and data. Update:
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Top analyst says Apple will use cheaper iPhone battery technology to offset cost of adding 5G
Last year Apple surprised many by beefing up the capacities of the batteries used with the iPhone 11 line. However, a new report issued by TF International analyst Ming-Chi Kuo contains some interesting news. More precisely, Kuo says that Apple could cut 40% to 50% off of the average unit cost of the batteries needed for this year's handsets.
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Latest mockups of 5G Apple iPhone 12 line surface
Between renders and dummy units, we have a very good idea what the 5G Apple iPhone 12 family looks like. In the old days, dummy units were made for carriers to put on their shelves so that consumers could get an idea about the size and looks of an upcoming handset.
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New Mac malware infects and spreads via Xcode projects
A number of Xcode projects have been found to contain malware that can attack Safari and other browsers, security researchers have revealed, with the discovery of XCSSET malware making its way into Mac software projects through largely unknown means. It is unclear exactly how the code is being injected into the project at this time.
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