Hacker News
- Apple left App Store open to attack: Google researcher http://www.zdnet.com/apple-left-app-store-open-to-attack-google-researcher-7000012372/ 3 comments
- Apple left App Store open to attack: Google researcher http://www.zdnet.com/apple-left-app-store-open-to-attack-google-researcher-7000012372/ 3 comments technology
- Apple's App Store is populated by many "zombie" programs which get next-to-no downloads, new research suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23240971 3 comments technology
- After apple banned facebook's onavo vpn app from its app store, the company repackaged it, named it “facebook research” and offered it through three app beta testing services. https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2019/01/30/facebook-research-app/ 8 comments technology
- Researchers at Georgia Tech discover a weakness of Apple’s App Store: new apps apparently are run for only a few seconds before getting approved or rejected. http://bgr.com/2013/08/16/apple-app-store-security-hole/ 538 comments technology
- Facebook app banned by Apple – their "free VPN service Onavo" – got data from 187k users first. Apple banned it, then Facebook relaunched it as "Facebook Research". Apple revoked their developer certificates. Finally, Facebook retreated. Facebook later also removed it from the Android store. https://9to5mac.com/2019/06/13/facebook-app-banned-by-apple/ 168 comments privacy
- Remotely Assembled Malware Blows Past Apple’s Screening Process: Research unmasks a weakness of Apple’s App Store: new apps apparently are run for only a few seconds before approval http://www.technologyreview.com/news/518096/remotely-assembled-malware-blows-past-apples-screening-process/ 4 comments technology
- Six university researchers have revealed deadly zero-day flaws in Apple's iOS and OS X, claiming it is possible to crack Apple's password-storing keychain, break app sandboxes, and bypass its App Store security checks. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/17/apple_hosed_boffins_drop_0day_mac_ios_research_blitzkrieg/ 8 comments technology