Security researchers have published a new unpatchable SecureROM exploit for Apple's A12 and A13 chips, extending public BootROM exploitation beyond the devices affected by checkm8. Security firm Paradigm Shift disclosed the unpatched exploit, called usbliter8, on June 18. …
… Calif published the vulnerability overview as part of a series of blog posts called the Month of AI-Discovered Bugs, since this new Apple vulnerability falls within a set of security findings aided by AI tools — in this case, Anthropic's Mythos Preview. …
… Why Apple can’t fix this Android often gets criticized for security issues, but the usbliter8 exploit is the kind of flaw that no software update can fix. The vulnerability lies in low-level hardware code permanently built into the affected chips. …
… Just a few days ago, OpenAI introduced its own cybersecurity initiative in response to Glasswing and Mythos. OpenAI's Daybreak uses its various AI models, including its specialized security agent Codex. …
Hackers exploit macOS Screen Sharing flaw to deploy Monero miner By Bill Toulas August 14, 2026 10:59 AM The Netherlands’ National Cyber Security Centre NCSC is warning that hackers are actively exploiting a macOS authentication bypass vulnerability after public exploit code emerged. …
… The Wall Street Journal today reported that researchers at cybersecurity firm Calif used Claude Mythos Preview to uncover a new macOS security vulnerability last month. …
… Security firm Sentinel One has a deeper dive into CVE-2025-20701 here . …
… According to Apple's security support documents for the updates, the new software has vulnerability fixes that Apple previously made available in the iOS 26.6, iPadOS 26.6, and macOS Tahoe 26.6 betas. …
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