How to crash and restart an iPhone with a CSS-based web attack

A security researcher has revealed a method of crashing and restarting iPhones and iPads, with just a few lines of code that could be added to any webpage.
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Apple Releases Spectre Patches for Safari, macOS and iOS

Apple releases patches addressing the Spectre vulnerability impacting its macOS, iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Continue reading Apple Releases Spectre Patches for Safari, macOS and iOS

34C3: Hacking the Nintendo Switch

There’s a natural order to the world of game console hacking: every time a manufacturer releases a new game console they work in security measures that prevent the end user from running anything but commercially released games, and in turn every hacker worth his or her salt tries to break through. The end goal, despite what the manufacturers may have you believe, is not to run “bootleg” games, but rather to enable what is colloquially referred to as “homebrew”. That is to say, enabling the novel concept of actually running software of your choice on the hardware you paid for. …read more

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Apple Patches BroadPwn Bug in iOS 10.3.3

Apple released iOS 10.3.3 Wednesday that serves as a cumulative patch update for multiple vulnerabilities including the high-profile BroadPwn bug. Continue reading Apple Patches BroadPwn Bug in iOS 10.3.3