Two models of Android TVs showed a stream of strangers’ Google accounts, along with profile pics, though not the actual photos.
Tag Archives: Operating Systems
Windows IoT Core exploitable via ethernet
Microsoft’s IoT version of Windows is vulnerable to an exploit that could give an attacker complete control of the system.
Apple gets bug for free, while world sees first $1m bug hunter
An Argentinian has garnered $1m in bug bounties, while a German researcher has given up on getting any bounty at all from Apple.
Thunderclap: Apple Macs at risk from malicious Thunderbolt peripherals
Researchers have revealed how malicious Thunderbolt and PCI Express (PCIe) peripherals could be used to compromise computers running macOS, Windows, Linux and FreeBSD.
Nvidia patches eight security flaws in graphics products
Chip maker Nvidia has released a security update, fixing eight CVE flaws in its Windows and Linux graphics display drivers.
Microsoft fixes web server DDoS bug
Overzealous use of HTTP/2 flow control settings in IIS could have brought servers to their knees.
Thousands of Android apps bypass Advertising ID to track users
Six years after it was introduced, it looks as if Android’s Advertising ID (AAID) might no longer be the privacy forcefield Google claimed it would be.
Another flaw found in macOS Mojave’s privacy protection
Ever since Apple announced enhanced privacy protection for macOS Mojave 10.14 last September, a dedicated band of researchers has been poking away at it looking for security flaws. Here’s another.
Google cracks down on access to your Android phone and SMS data
Android apps that want access to your call and SMS data now have to pass muster with Google’s team of reviewers.
Windows 7 users get fix for latest updating woe
Microsoft has vexed its Windows 7 users with a misbehaving update that caused licensing and networking errors.