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Google Project Zero finds Apple iMessage bug that bricks iPhones running older versions of the company’s iOS software. Continue reading Apple Patches iMessage Bug That Bricks iPhones with Out-of-Date Software
A computer science graduate student who almost had his iPhone and Mac wiped by online criminals feels that Apple should do more to protect accounts.
David Bisson reports.
Continue reading Apple’s lack of 2SV for Find My Phone nearly costs student his digital life
Even 2FA can run up against limitations—like this Find My iPhone attack. Continue reading There are limits to 2FA and it can be near-crippling to your digital life
[Also published on the AVIEN blog, where I maintain a ransomware links/information resource] For CSO Online, Steve Ragan describes how Ransom demands are written in Russian via the Find my iPhone service. Here’s how he describes the attack: It starts with a compromised Apple ID. From there, the attacker uses Find My iPhone and places the […]
Continue reading Ransomware and a rumoured Apple ID breach
For CSO Online, Steve Ragan describes how Ransom demands are written in Russian via the Find my iPhone service. Here’s how he describes the attack: It starts with a compromised Apple ID. From there, the attacker uses Find My iPhone and places the victim’s device into lost mode. At this point, they can lock the device, […] Continue reading Ransomware and a rumoured Apple ID breach
Vanity searches will soon pull up a card that shows how deeply Google’s been digging into your digital life Continue reading Now you can Google yourself into better privacy and data protection
Like a complete wombat, I left my smartphone in a taxi on Wednesday night.
But I didn’t need to panic…
Continue reading I’m so glad I don’t have a Filofax