Tag: Lawsuit

Apple follows lawsuit decision and now allows eligible developers to claim funds as a result of the ruling.

You may be included in this settlement and entitled to receive a payment if you are or were a U.S. developer of any Apple iOS application or in-app product (including subscriptions) that:

1. Was sold for a non-zero price;
2. Was sold via Apple’s iOS App Store between 2015 and 2021; and
3. Earned, together with any other iOS applications or in-app products (including subscriptions) sold through all of your associated developer accounts, proceeds equal to or less than $1,000,000.00 through the App Store U.S. storefront in every calendar year from 2015 to 2021 in which you had a developer account.

Cameron et al. v. Apple Inc. Settlement Administrator

Submit a claim: Cameron, et al. v. Apple Inc.

Reference:

• Developers Now Able to Submit Claims for $250 to $30,000 Payments From Apple in Lawsuit Settlement
• Small Developer Assistance Fund Claims

Apple announces that it filed a lawsuit against NSO Group responsible for Pegasus software used to infiltrate iPhones of journalists and activists.

Apple also announced a $10 million contribution to support cybersurveillance researchers and advocates

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Apple claims that FORCEDENTRY exploit is currently fixed and only small number of people were affected by it. However, these were targeted attacks and, therefore, damage was significant.

iOS 15 includes a number of new security protections, including significant upgrades to the BlastDoor security mechanism. While NSO Group spyware continues to evolve, Apple has not observed any evidence of successful remote attacks against devices running iOS 15 and later versions. Apple urges all users to update their iPhone and always use the latest software.

Apple Newsroom

Apple also announced that it will notify users of ongoing attacks.

If Apple discovers activity consistent with a state-sponsored attack, we notify the targeted users in two ways:
- A Threat Notification is displayed at the top of the page after the user signs into appleid.apple.com.
- Apple sends an email and iMessage notification to the email addresses and phone numbers associated with the user’s Apple ID.

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