Tracked as CVE-2021-30970, the new security error, which Microsoft calls powerdir, allows an attacker to bypass the platform’s Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) technology and “potentially orchestrate an attack based on the user’s protected personal data.” Introduced in 2012, TCC is meant to help users configure the privacy settings in their applications, including access to […]
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According to Google, the attack, discovered in late August, was likely conducted by a well-resourced state-sponsored threat group which, based on the quality of their code, had access to their own software engineering team. While Google has not named any country, users in Hong Kong have been typically targeted by threat actors sponsored by China. […]
Apple has patched three actively exploited zero-day security vulnerabilities in updates to iOS and macOS, one of which can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple released two updates on Thursday: iOS 12.5.5, which patches three zero-days that affect older versions of iPhone and iPod devices, and Security Update 2021-006 Catalina […]
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