Smashing Security podcast #310: Verified blue ticks and horny AI chatbots

Boyfriends who are bots, Facebook’s checkmark charge, Twitter Blue, and Will Ferrell’s taunt of football fans…

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Ca… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #310: Verified blue ticks and horny AI chatbots

As Twitter forces users to remove text message 2FA, it’s in danger of decreasing security

Many Twitter users have been presented with a message telling them that SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) will be removed next month.

According to Twitter, only subscribers to its premium Twitter Blue service will be able to use text message… Continue reading As Twitter forces users to remove text message 2FA, it’s in danger of decreasing security

Apple delivers belated zero-day patch for iOS v12 (CVE-2022-42856)

Apple has released security updates for macOS, iOS, iPadOS and watchOS, patching – among other things – a type confusion flaw in the WebKit component (CVE-2022-42856) that could be exploited for remote code execution on older iPhones and iP… Continue reading Apple delivers belated zero-day patch for iOS v12 (CVE-2022-42856)