We’re going entirely on deduction here, but our iPhone seems to be handling “messages of death” more safely after we updated to iOS 11.4.
Monthly Archives: May 2018
How to set up 2FA on eBay – go do it now!
Thankfully, since we first reported on it, eBay has binned its cumbersome 2FA procedure and replaced it a much easier process.
European Commission “doesn’t plan to comply with GDPR” – well, sort of
Apparently, due to legal weirdness, GDPR doesn’t apply to the EC itself. What to do? Shout at the bureaucrats or be cool about it?
Hoax alert! Starbucks is NOT inviting you to test its shatterproof windows
Need a jolt? Leave the rocks at home, and bring cash instead. The hoaxsters are full of dark caramel whipped cream crappuccino!
Apple’s iOS 11.4 security update arrives in an iCloud of silence
We updated to iOS 11.4, because that’s our habit – but Apple still isn’t saying what was fixed yet. How we wish Apple wouldn’t do that!
Acoustic attacks can blue-screen computers
New research has discovered hard drives can be vulnerable to sonic interference.
Nuisance call bosses, get your wallets ready!
Currently, only businesses themselves are liable for the fines, so the directors declare bankruptcy and then play whack-a-mole. They may now be held personally liable to the tune of up to £500,000.
Forget VPNfilter – here’s BACKLASH, a networking hack from way, way back
With a name like BACKLASH, you might think this hack comes from the era of mechanical devices, with gears and pulleys. You’d be right!
California tests digital license plates. Is tracking cars next?
Beyond potential police surveillance, the plates could be as susceptible to hacking as other wireless and IoT technologies.
Despacito YouTube video hack – teenagers charged
Web defacement is supposed to be an old-fashioned type of hack, but it probably didn’t look that way to YouTube viewers on 10 April.