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A list of topics we covered in the week of April 12 to April 18 of 2025

Apple has released a security update for iOS and iPadOS to patch two zero-day vulnerabilities which are reported to already have been exploited...

Apple on Wednesday released security updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS Sequoia, tvOS, and visionOS to address two security flaws that it said have come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerabilities in question are listed below - CVE-2025-31200 (CVSS score: 7.5) - A memory corruption vulnerability in the Core Audio framework that could allow code execution when processing an audio

Millions of scam text messages are sent every month. The Chinese cybercriminals behind many of them are expanding their operations—and quickly innovating.

April Microsoft Patch Tuesday. A total of 153 vulnerabilities, 2 times more than in March. Of these, 32 were added between the March and April MSPTs. Three vulnerabilities show signs of exploitation in the wild: 🔻 EoP – Windows Common Log File System Driver (CVE-2025-29824). An attacker can gain SYSTEM privileges. No technical details yet.🔻 […]

China-based purveyors of SMS phishing kits are enjoying remarkable success converting phished payment card data into mobile wallets from Apple and Google. Until recently, the so-called “Smishing Triad” mainly impersonated toll road operators and shipping companies. But experts say these groups are now directly targeting customers of international financial institutions, while dramatically expanding their cybercrime infrastructure and support staff.

Our privacy is most at risk from companies, governments, and AI models, according to a new public survey from Malwarebytes.

Microsoft today released updates to plug at least 121 security holes in its Windows operating systems and software, including one vulnerability that is already being exploited in the wild. Eleven of those flaws earned Microsoft's most-dire "critical" rating, meaning malware or malcontents could exploit them with little to no interaction from Windows users.

This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Lena Cohen about whether our phones are really listening to us to deliver ads.

Up to one in five of the most popular mobile VPNs are owned by Chinese companies that do their best to hide the fact.