The first mass attack on Apple’s mobile platform came to light when researchers discovered 40 malicious apps that existed on the App Store. Apple was silent about the biggest attack on the iOS platform. Photo: Getty Images. When the scope of the investigation was expanded, this number was eventually determined to be 4,000. They contain malicious code that makes iPhone and iPad part of the botnet. Simply put, the iPhone infected with malicious code becomes the iPhone “zombie”, manipulated for many malicious purposes. Malware infiltrated 128 million iPhones This shocking information has just been revealed by Epic’s lawyers, a few days before the trial of the antitrust lawsuit between the game maker and Apple. Accordingly, on the afternoon of September 21, 2015, about a week after Apple launched iPhone 6s / 6s Plus, Apple leaders discovered 2,500 malicious applications on the App Store, which were downloaded by 128 million users, total plus 203 million visitors, of which 18 million users in the US. Thousands of malware appeared on 128 million iPhones. Photo: Bankinfosecurity. “Joz, Tom and Christine – the number of affected customers is very large, should we email all of them?”, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Global Marketing, Greg Joswiak team members by email. “If so, Dale Bagwell from the Customer Experience team will take care of it. It should be noted that it is difficult to translate emails into the local language, as the application is downloaded in many different countries around the world. About 10 hours later, Bagwell joined the discussion on this matter. Obviously localizing the content, especially the exact name of the application, is not easy. Finally, no emails are sent to the client. Apple quietly posted a simple Q&A document, which generally lists the series of malicious codes appearing on the App Store and the 25 most downloaded names of these. Currently the post has also been deleted. Malware impersonates Apple’s development tools The biggest attack in iOS history came from developers writing apps using fake Xcode – Apple’s iOS and OS X software development tools. The version called XcodeGhost stealthily inserted malicious code alongside the normal functions of the application. Since then, the infected applications cause the victim’s iPhone to be controlled and controlled by the server, and provide a lot of information about the device, including name, identification code, network information, details in ” IDfierForVendor ”… XcodeGhost has embedded the malicious code in popular applications. Photo: Hackread. In China, XcodeGhost promises to load faster than the Xcode toolkit provided by Apple. When developers use the fake version, they receive a warning from Gatekeeper, the macOS security feature requires the app to be verified by a reputable publisher. Eventually, however, thousands of apps developed from the fake toolkit still appeared on the App Store. Disappointing behavior of Apple According to the Wired The Cupertino giant has long made security and privacy a top priority on its devices. Therefore, they need to report directly to the users affected by this serious incident. Google has a bad reputation for being silent when users download malicious apps on Android or the Chrome browser, now it’s Apple’s turn. This is not the first malware scandal on the App Store that eventually falls silent. From 2013, page ArsTechnica found that the application “Jekyll” passed an Apple rating but ultimately contained malicious code. The leaders of Apple have forwarded back and forth, discussing a lot about the method of controlling and approving applications on the App Store. However, all are kept internally confidential without public notice to affected users. IOS 15 build with many new features The new iOS build integrates quite a few features that users have been waiting for.

The EU proposes to strictly restrict the use of facial recognition The draft law adds that feature face recognition “Real-time”, using live tracking instead of past shots or photos in public spaces by authorities should only be used for a limited amount of time and it should be prior consent from a judge or a national authority. The document comes as privacy advocates, politicians and European citizens increasingly speak up about the use of direct facial recognition. Currently, there is no clear regulation on how and where technology can be used by the public, so the proposed law would be the first law to codify these restrictions into law. The introduction of stricter restrictions on the use of facial recognition technology will likely rekindle debate over whether this activity should be banned entirely, as scene experts report that it’s still risky. In a landmark ruling last August, the UK Court of Appeals found the use of facial recognition to be illegal by the South Wales Police and that it violates privacy, data protection law and equality law. The draft EU law also addresses a range of related issues such as algorithmic interference, the argument that technology used in recruitment and financial operations should be played out. development so as not to repeat “historical forms of discrimination” against ethnic minority groups. EU regulators have proposed a hefty fine of up to 6% of a company’s global revenue if found to abuse artificial intelligence in this way or with no prejudice detected when hiring workers or Service Provider. They added that so-called social scoring, which measures a person’s trustworthiness from behavioral data gathered about them, should also be banned. In China, for example, a system is being developed to calculate a person’s credit score using information about their online habits. “The social score obtained … can lead to the adverse or unfavorable treatment of a person or group of people … irrespective of the context in which the data was originally generated”, said the leak. These proposals will now be discussed by the European Parliament and member states until at least 2023 before becoming a formal law. Phan Van Hoa (According to Arstechnica)

Galaxy Upcycling at Home’s initiative Samsung was announced at the World Consumer Electronics Show 2021 (CES 2021) earlier this year and is now being tested in beta in several markets such as the US, UK and South Korea. This feature can alert you to the sounds of crying babies or turn on the lights when the light levels drop In this beta, Samsung will allow users to turn old phones into smart home devices that work through Samsung’s SmartThings app, which has two new modes: sound sensor and light sensor. Owners of certain smartphones can download the update to turn the device into a smart home sensor with some functions such as being able to detect the sound of a crying baby or turn on the light when it’s dark. The program is limited to certain smartphones released in 2018 or later. While it’s only recently applied to a few smartphones, it’s a good, accessible service that can help users make use of their old devices. Samsung says the sound sensor mode will help to accurately distinguish sounds in everyday surroundings, and users can choose to save certain recordings. For example, if the device detects sounds such as a baby crying, dog barking, cat sounding, or knocking on the door, it will send an alert directly to the user’s smartphone and the user can hear the sound. Be recorded. Whereas the light sensing mode simply turns your phone into a light sensor, allowing it to detect the level of sunlight or room light to automatically turn on the lights. Samsung says this update includes battery optimization needed to keep the phone powered up and acting as a sensor for long periods of time, though the company didn’t indicate uptime. between charges. Samsung says the “Galaxy Upcycling at Home” feature is available on all S, Note and Z series released in 2018 (S9, Note9 and above) running Android 9 or higher and will be available in the future. More smartphones are supported. Samsung’s upgrade program marks a very humble starting point, and the company can do more if it wants to limit e-waste and make old devices useful. So far, the program has only used microphones and light sensors on older devices. Hopefully in the future, Samsung will take advantage of the cameras of old smartphones to turn old smartphones into IP cameras. Phan Van Hoa (According to Arstechnica, Theverge)

SpaceX denied claims that the Starlink and OneWeb satellites almost collided In a filing submitted to the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) after a meeting between representatives of SpaceX, OneWeb and FCC, SpaceX said that, in fact, the probability of a collision never exceeds the allowed threshold and the satellite will not be able to collide even if it is active. They have also corrected records regarding recent press releases regarding the physical coordination between SpaceX and OneWeb. Meeting between the parties took place the day after the flyer The Wall Street Journal published an article titled “Elon Musk’s satellite Internet project is too risky,” in which OneWeb made allegations that the Starlink satellites had approached other satellites alarmingly two. times in the past two years, including the last which took place on April 2, when a satellite Starlink Send a request to a OneWeb satellite to take collision avoidance measures. Sheet The Wall Street Journal quoted Chris McLaughlin, OneWeb’s director of legal and government relations, saying, “While working with OneWeb, SpaceX disabled the automated collision avoidance system supported by artificial intelligence (AI) to allow OneWeb to steer its satellite away from other satellites. It is unclear exactly why SpaceX disables the collision avoidance system when the Starlink satellite is within 57 meters from the opponent’s satellite. SpaceX has not yet commented on this issue. In a filing filed with the FCC on April 21, SpaceX said: “OneWeb recently made clear and inaccurate statements to the media about recent coordination. Specifically, Mr. McLaughlin of OneWeb told the newspaper Wall Street Journal that SpaceX has powered off the automatic satellite collision avoidance system. In reality, however, SpaceX and OneWeb have worked well together on a technical level. And OneWeb itself has asked SpaceX to temporarily turn off the AI ​​system to allow them to control the satellite as agreed by the parties. SpaceX’s automatic collision avoidance system has been and still works well at all times. According to SpaceX, OneWeb admitted wrongly and offered to withdraw its false statements during the meeting with SpaceX and FCC. SpaceX expressed its disappointment to the FCC that OneWeb officials chose to make public false information about the coordination’s plight. Successful coordination depends on trust and transparency among satellite operators. Also in the filing to the FCC, SpaceX confirmed that the possibility of collisions between satellites is very small. Other data also showed that “probability of collisions between satellites is below the permitted threshold and continues to decrease”. OneWeb launched satellite launch operations on April 3, and the satellites are eventually more than 1,000 meters apart. The probability of a collision happening is extremely small. Phan Van Hoa (According to Arstechnica)