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This is your Shared Security Weekly Blaze for February 11th 2019 with your host, Tom Eston. In this week’s episode: DNA testing and the FBI, the $198 million dollar cryptocurrency password, and a new Chrome extension to protect your accounts from… Continue reading DNA Testing and the FBI, $198 Million Dollar Cryptocurrency Password, Password Checkup Chrome Extension – WB55
An Apple security update released Thursday includes fixes for three vulnerabilities hackers already have exploited, leaving customers who fail to download the new software unprotected from known threats. The security patch, iOS 12.1.4, squashes the widely-publicized FaceTime bug that allowed attackers to spy on others via audio and video. It also fixes two zero-day vulnerabilities that Ben Hawkes, a researcher on Google’s Project Zero security team, said had been exploited before the update was issued. The bugs, dubbed CVE-2019-7286 and CVE-2019-7287, would have allowed attackers to gain elevated privileges, and execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges, respectively. Few details were immediately available about how and when those bugs were exploited, though prominent experts are encouraging users to update their phone as soon as possible. Users should visit the “Settings” page on their iPhone, then follow “General” to “Software Update.” Click “Download and Install.” iOS user? Update to 12.1.4 now. It […]
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Apple has finally issued an updated to iOS, iOS 12.1.4, which fixes the high profile problem which allowed FaceTime callers to listen and even see you *before* you answered an incoming call.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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Apple’s iOS 12.1.4 fixes a FaceTime bug that made headlines last week. Continue reading Apple Fixes Pesky FaceTime Bug in iOS 12.1.4 Update
Apple releases new iOS update to fix FaceTime bug that allowed users to listen to the recipient’s phone before they even picked up the call.
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Apple is not getting off so easily with the FaceTime privacy violation incident. Two members of the US Congress are “deeply troubled” that the company didn’t immediately address the software glitch end demand further explanations for … Continue reading Congress Wants Written Answers from Apple on FaceTime Privacy Glitch
Watch this episode on our YouTube Channel! This is your Shared Security Weekly Blaze for February 4th 2019 with your host, Tom Eston. In this week’s episode: The massive Apple FaceTime privacy bug, selling your privacy for money, and insecure sma… Continue reading Massive Apple FaceTime Privacy Bug, Selling Your Privacy for Money, Insecure Smart Light Bulbs – WB54
In this week’s Naked Security Live video: what to do about microphone-equipped devices in your home? Continue reading FaceTime bug, eavesdropping and digital snooping – what to do? [VIDEO]
FaceTime bug allows callers to see and hear you *before* you answer the phone, Facebook’s Nick Clegg tries to convince us the social network is changing its ways, and IoT hacking is big in Japan.
All this and much more is discussed in the latest editio… Continue reading Smashing Security #113: FaceTime, Facebook, faceplant
Apple has disabled the group chat feature in its FaceTime video calling app after a bug was discovered that allows callers to remotely turn on the microphones on the recipients’ devices. The issue was disclosed on social media and word about it … Continue reading FaceTime Group Chat Disabled Due to Snooping Bug