Emergency iOS Update Patches Zero Days Used by Government Spyware

Apple rushed an emergency iOS update that patches three zero days being exploited in spyware sold to oppressive governments to monitor human rights activists and journalists. Source: Threatpost

France, Germany Call for European Decryption Law

France’s and Germany’s Interior Minister are urging the EU to consider implementing a law to get companies to decrypt encrypted communications. Source: Threatpost

Keystroke Recognition Uses Wi-Fi Signals To Snoop

Researchers develop WiKey technology that can sniff out keystrokes with 97.5 percent accuracy using an off-the-shelf Wi-Fi router and a $200 laptop. Source: Threatpost

VMware Patches Flaws in Identity and Cloud Products

VMware this week patched its Identity Manager and vRealize Automation products against privilege escalation and remote code execution vulnerabilities. Source: Threatpost

Tor Update Fixes ReachableAddresses Problem

Tor updated its software to 0.2.8.7 and fixed a number of issues, including a bug in the ReachableAddresses option that possibly degrades anonymity. Source: Threatpost