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I recently used a Thunderbolt to HDMI connector (ADAM 4K2K) casually given by a colleague who then left the country, misguidedly thinking “oh, it’s a display adapter, not a USB, so it probably isn’t risky”. My computer immedi… Continue reading Thunderbolt to HDMI connector freezes macbook, potential security risks? Time for a clean install?
I had a google suspicious activity warning four days ago triggered by logging in from a location I don’t use often. I accepted the offer to view the activity and acknowledged that I recognized it. This normally makes the warn… Continue reading Google suspicious activity warning persists for 4 days despite my confirming I recognize it, does this indicate additional security issue?
The question What information was stolen from JPL during the Raspberry Pi hack? refers to an event in recent news (e.g. Engadget’s A rogue Raspberry Pi helped hackers access NASA JPL systems) and references NASA’s Office of I… Continue reading Was the Raspberry Pi-related NASA JPL network breach primarily caused by the failure to keep an updated list of authorized devices?
The BBC News article Huawei says willing to sign ‘no-spy’ agreements reports the following:
Huawei has also said it is independent from the Chinese government, but some countries have blocked it from their 5G networks on … Continue reading Is there a "no-spy, no-backdoors standard" for telecom hardware manufacturing?
In a message in Space Exploration chat
https://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/46420646#46420646
there was a link to imgur.com which I naively assumed would be an image, GIF, or perhaps even a short video clip. … Continue reading I clicked on an imgur link in an SE chat room and ended up at a url in India with a screen that looked like Google; what happened?
I’ve changed my Macbook computer’s password in using recovery mode. I’d changed it once normally, then it suddenly “stopped working” (or I started “mis-remembering” it after using it a few times, which is not likely, but not … Continue reading Why does not updating a MacOS keychain password cause applications to become unresponsive?
I’ve changed my Macbook computer’s password in using recovery mode. I’d changed it once normally, then it suddenly “stopped working” (or I started “mis-remembering” it after using it a few times, which is not likely, but not … Continue reading Why does not updating a MacOS keychain password cause applications to become troublesome?
I’ve just read the BBC News item Huddle’s ‘highly secure’ work tool exposed KPMG and BBC files. According to the article:
How did this happen?
During the Huddle sign-in process, the customer’s device requests an authorisation code.
Accord… Continue reading Was the Huddle problem just a "bug" in the implementation of true two-factor authentication?
This SE question (now deleted, so not easily viewed) contains an animated SVG that loads from a private website instead of the usual GIF’s hosted by imgur. The line is:
![https://www.moonwards.com/img/animations/transfer_tim… Continue reading Could an SE question that runs an SVG from a private website potentially be dangerous?
I was traveling by air very recently, and once I got home I noticed that the button on my iPhone 6 seemed to be more deeply recessed. After a while I realized that this did not make any sense mechanically, so I removed the Rh… Continue reading Found my iPhone 5 somewhat open (possibly right after airport security), what (if anything) might have been done to it?