Because Getting Hacked Is So Last Season

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The FBI briefed Congress on mobile security after Chief of Staff Susie Wiles' phone was hacked. Senator Wyden criticized the FBI's "inadequate" advice, urging advanced protections against zero-click exploits.

Apple overhauled its Security Bounty program, offering a $2M base reward (up to $5M with bonuses) for zero-click exploits that match mercenary spyware attacks and bypass Lockdown Mode.

Apple doubled its top reward to $2M (up to $5M with bonuses) for zero-click exploits that mimic mercenary spyware and bypass Lockdown Mode protections. The new rules take effect in November.

Apple introduced native threat notifications in iOS 26.1 Beta 3, allowing immediate Lockdown Mode alerts to appear directly in the Notification Center when mercenary spyware attacks are detected.

Meta has commenced the rollout of a novel WhatsApp feature designed to consolidate a suite of security settings

In response to the escalating proliferation of cyber offensives and the pervasive shadow of espionage, WhatsApp, the communication vanguard under the Meta umbrella, has announced the inauguration …

Throughout the nearly four-year tenure of Lockdown Mode, not a single iPhone fortified by this defensive posture has

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