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Cybercriminals Offer Access to 'Lucid' Phishing Platform to Target iPhone, Android Phones in 88 Countries
Cybercriminals are exploiting the 'Lucid' phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform to send phishing messages via iMessage and RCS chats, according to researchers. Using device farms of iPhone and Android smartphones, these phishing messages evade SMS spam filters due to end-to-end encryption. Licences for Lucid are reportedly being sold on Telegram, ...
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Apple Pulls Advanced Data Protection Feature in UK Amid Government Demands
Apple is scrapping its most advanced security encryption feature for cloud data in Britain. The move means iCloud backups in Britain will no longer have that level of encryption, allowing Apple to access in certain cases user data that it otherwise could not, such as copies of iMessages, and hand it over to authorities if legally compelled. With en...
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FBI Warns Texts Between Android And iPhone Could Be Targeted By Chinese Hackers, Shares Safety Tips
FBI urged citizens to use encryption to secure their communications amid a massive Chinese cyberattack.
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Apple Reportedly Developing Gaming Hub Focused on Apple Arcade and App Store Games
Apple is said to be working on a new app for iOS that would integrate with a user's Game Center profile and keep them updated about games on Apple Arcade and the App Store. The iPhone maker is also reportedly considering the ability to let users talk to their Game Center friends via the company's FaceTime or iMessage apps via the gaming hub on iOS.
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Alert For iPhone Users: Government Warns Of "Transnational Scam"
The fraudulent message urges recipients to respond within 24 hours to avoid the parcel being returned, and includes a web link.
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Apple Brings RCS, Satellite Capabilities to the Messages App for iPhone With iOS 18
Apple unveiled iOS 18, the next generation of its operating system for iPhone, at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2024 on Monday. Among many new features such as Home Screen customisation, Apple Intelligence, and Control Center improvements, the Cupertino-based tech giant also introduced two new features to the Messages app — support f...
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iPhone Could Officially Get RCS Support Later This Fall, Hints Google
Apple last year announced that it would support rich communication services (RCS) within iMessage sometime in 2024. While the iPhone maker has been silent about an exact launch date, Google just revealed the release timeframe for RCS on iOS through its new Google Messages Webpage. This indicates that Apple might extend RCS support in the upcoming i...
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Beeper for Android Update Brings Revamped Design, New Features
Beeper for Android is now in beta as the company begins testing a revamped version of its messaging app, with a revamped design and new features. Users will be able to pick between Material You and OLED Black themes, while the Beeper app for Android now supports native features like chat bubbles and lets you add new services from the mobile app, ac...
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Apple Upgrades iMessage With PQ3 Quantum Computer-Resistant Encryption Protocol
Apple is updating iMessage with a PQ3 new cryptographic protocol to protect users from sophisticated attacks using quantum computers. According to Apple, the new encryption protocol could protect users from scenarios where encrypted data has been stored, only to be decrypted using a quantum computer at a later date.
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Apple, Microsoft Win Exemptions For iMessage, Bing From EU Tech Rules
Apple has won an exemption for its iMessage and Microsoft for its Bing search engine from new EU tech rules after the companies convinced antitrust regulators their services are not gateways for businesses to reach end-users.
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Apple iMessage, Microsoft Edge and Bing Dodge EU’s Big Tech Crackdown
Apple and Microsoft have managed to dodge strict new European Union rules reining in Big Tech platforms for iMessage and Bing, respectively. Both firms would have been obliged to adapt their services to meet a swathe of new obligations and prohibitions in the EU.
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How A 16-Year-Old US Boy Landed Apple In Legal Trouble
James Gill found a way to make texting between iPhones and Androids easier, breaking down the barriers between the blue-bubble and green-bubble users.
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Beeper Takes Down Beeper Mini App From Google Play Store After iMessage Saga: Report
Beeper Mini has been involved in a long-running saga of promising to facilitate iMessage to Android users, getting blocked by Apple, and finding repeated workarounds to make the service work. The messaging platform seems to be running out of options now, as the Beeper Mini app has reportedly been removed from Google Play Store.
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Beeper Says Its Efforts to Bring iMessage to Android Is ‘Unsustainable’ After Providing Jailbroken iPhone Fix
Beeper, the messaging platform that has fought hard to bring Apple’s iMessage to Android phones, seems to have released a final update for its service. After multiple attempts at making iMessage work on Android devices reliably, with workarounds that involved users accessing a Mac, Beeper has said its efforts to bring the popular messaging servic...
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Beeper Mini Now Requires Users to Access a Mac to Send Blue Bubble iMessage Texts From Android
Beeper Mini has had a busy two weeks. The messaging app first introduced iMessage support on Android phones without the need for an Apple ID earlier this month. Then, Apple sprang into action and blocked the company’s iMessage service citing security concerns. Beeper scrambled to get iMessages working on Android, eventually resuming service with ...
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Cybercriminals Offer Access to 'Lucid' Phishing Platform to Target iPhone, Android Phones in 88 Countries
Cybercriminals are exploiting the 'Lucid' phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform to send phishing messages via iMessage and RCS chats, according to researchers. Using device farms of iPhone and Android smartphones, these phishing messages evade SMS spam filters due to end-to-end encryption. Licences for Lucid are reportedly being sold on Telegram, ...
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Apple Pulls Advanced Data Protection Feature in UK Amid Government Demands
Apple is scrapping its most advanced security encryption feature for cloud data in Britain. The move means iCloud backups in Britain will no longer have that level of encryption, allowing Apple to access in certain cases user data that it otherwise could not, such as copies of iMessages, and hand it over to authorities if legally compelled. With en...
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FBI Warns Texts Between Android And iPhone Could Be Targeted By Chinese Hackers, Shares Safety Tips
FBI urged citizens to use encryption to secure their communications amid a massive Chinese cyberattack.
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Apple Reportedly Developing Gaming Hub Focused on Apple Arcade and App Store Games
Apple is said to be working on a new app for iOS that would integrate with a user's Game Center profile and keep them updated about games on Apple Arcade and the App Store. The iPhone maker is also reportedly considering the ability to let users talk to their Game Center friends via the company's FaceTime or iMessage apps via the gaming hub on iOS.
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Alert For iPhone Users: Government Warns Of "Transnational Scam"
The fraudulent message urges recipients to respond within 24 hours to avoid the parcel being returned, and includes a web link.
-
Apple Brings RCS, Satellite Capabilities to the Messages App for iPhone With iOS 18
Apple unveiled iOS 18, the next generation of its operating system for iPhone, at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2024 on Monday. Among many new features such as Home Screen customisation, Apple Intelligence, and Control Center improvements, the Cupertino-based tech giant also introduced two new features to the Messages app — support f...
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iPhone Could Officially Get RCS Support Later This Fall, Hints Google
Apple last year announced that it would support rich communication services (RCS) within iMessage sometime in 2024. While the iPhone maker has been silent about an exact launch date, Google just revealed the release timeframe for RCS on iOS through its new Google Messages Webpage. This indicates that Apple might extend RCS support in the upcoming i...
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Beeper for Android Update Brings Revamped Design, New Features
Beeper for Android is now in beta as the company begins testing a revamped version of its messaging app, with a revamped design and new features. Users will be able to pick between Material You and OLED Black themes, while the Beeper app for Android now supports native features like chat bubbles and lets you add new services from the mobile app, ac...
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Apple Upgrades iMessage With PQ3 Quantum Computer-Resistant Encryption Protocol
Apple is updating iMessage with a PQ3 new cryptographic protocol to protect users from sophisticated attacks using quantum computers. According to Apple, the new encryption protocol could protect users from scenarios where encrypted data has been stored, only to be decrypted using a quantum computer at a later date.
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Apple, Microsoft Win Exemptions For iMessage, Bing From EU Tech Rules
Apple has won an exemption for its iMessage and Microsoft for its Bing search engine from new EU tech rules after the companies convinced antitrust regulators their services are not gateways for businesses to reach end-users.
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Apple iMessage, Microsoft Edge and Bing Dodge EU’s Big Tech Crackdown
Apple and Microsoft have managed to dodge strict new European Union rules reining in Big Tech platforms for iMessage and Bing, respectively. Both firms would have been obliged to adapt their services to meet a swathe of new obligations and prohibitions in the EU.
-
How A 16-Year-Old US Boy Landed Apple In Legal Trouble
James Gill found a way to make texting between iPhones and Androids easier, breaking down the barriers between the blue-bubble and green-bubble users.
-
Beeper Takes Down Beeper Mini App From Google Play Store After iMessage Saga: Report
Beeper Mini has been involved in a long-running saga of promising to facilitate iMessage to Android users, getting blocked by Apple, and finding repeated workarounds to make the service work. The messaging platform seems to be running out of options now, as the Beeper Mini app has reportedly been removed from Google Play Store.
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Beeper Says Its Efforts to Bring iMessage to Android Is ‘Unsustainable’ After Providing Jailbroken iPhone Fix
Beeper, the messaging platform that has fought hard to bring Apple’s iMessage to Android phones, seems to have released a final update for its service. After multiple attempts at making iMessage work on Android devices reliably, with workarounds that involved users accessing a Mac, Beeper has said its efforts to bring the popular messaging servic...
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Beeper Mini Now Requires Users to Access a Mac to Send Blue Bubble iMessage Texts From Android
Beeper Mini has had a busy two weeks. The messaging app first introduced iMessage support on Android phones without the need for an Apple ID earlier this month. Then, Apple sprang into action and blocked the company’s iMessage service citing security concerns. Beeper scrambled to get iMessages working on Android, eventually resuming service with ...
