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fromComputerworld
2 weeks ago

Apple doubles security bounty at Hexagon 2025

"The only system-level iOS attacks we observe in the wild come from mercenary spyware - extremely sophisticated exploit chains, historically associated with state actors, that cost millions of dollars to develop and are used against a very small number of targeted individuals," the company said. These are the attacks wielded against activists, journalists, and politicians. (Apple is donating 1,000 iPhone 17s to rights groups that work with people at risk of targeted attacks, according to .)
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fromSecurityWeek
2 weeks ago

Apple Bug Bounty Update: Top Payout $2 Million, $35 Million Paid to Date

Apple raised its bug bounty top reward to $2 million and boosted payouts across categories to counter sophisticated mercenary spyware and complex exploit chains.
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fromZDNET
1 month ago

Apple's iPhone 17 has a big anti-spyware upgrade built in - here's what it can do

iPhone 17 introduces Memory Integrity Enforcement, a memory safety feature to protect devices from sophisticated, targeted, state-sponsored and mercenary spyware exploiting memory vulnerabilities.
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