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Scammers scare iPhone users into paying to unlock not-really-locked Safari

29

Mar

2017

Apple yesterday patched a bug in the iOS version of Safari that had been used by criminals to spook users into paying $125 or more because they assumed the browser was broken. The flaw, fixed in Monday’s iOS 10.3 update, had been reported to Apple a month ago by researchers at San Francisco-based mobile security firm Lookout.

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Kaspersky AdCleaner: Anti-Banner for iOS

24

Mar

2017

Kaspersky Internet Security and Kaspersky Total Security users are familiar with Anti-Banner, a handy component that blocks annoying ads on websites and in software interfaces. Ad-blockers are really useful nowadays. Using them lets you open websites faster, makes webpages more readable, and stops data-gathering tools from spying on you.

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iPhone, Mac owners: How to stymie hackers extorting Apple, threatening to wipe devices

23

Mar

2017

Hackers claiming to have hundreds of millions of iCloud credentials have threatened to wipe date from iPhones, iPads and Macs if Apple does not fork over $150,000 within two weeks. “This group is known for getting accounts and credentials, they have gotten credentials in the past,” said Lamar Bailey, director of security research and development […]

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