Two critical browser patches for iPhones and Macs – plus a quiet patch for a Mac password disclosure glitch we wrote about recently.
Tag Archives: OS X
Yet another Apple password leak – how to avoid it
Passwords in plaintext – again! Here’s Apple’s latest macOS password bug – plus a handy workaround to deal with it.
Apple closes a raft of “drive-by download” holes in OS X and iOS
Drive-by downloads mean that you could get owned even when you are Just Visiting… Apple users – don’t let that happen to you!
Apple updates iMovie and iWork – but the iWork fixes are more than cosmetic
Get ready! We’re about to run the gauntlet of Mactivists, and we’d love you to join us. (Only kidding. There are patches. You want them.)
Apple’s App Store hit by the XCodeGhost of malware present
Until this week, the App Store was to malware what Earth was to the Hitchhiker’s Guide: “Mostly Harmless.” Not any more…
Apple issues updates for lots of critical holes – patch now!
Whether you believe in Mac malware or not, you still need the latest Apple patches to close off numerous critical holes.
Cyberflasher Airdrops rude images to victim’s iPhone
Apple’s AirDrop sends you an image so you can decide whether you want the sender to send it to you. What could possibly go wrong?
Interested in Mac viruses? Here’s Thunderstrike 2, a.k.a. the “firmworm”
When one door closes, another one opens. Thunderstrike, the Mac firmware hole from early in 2015, is back for its sequel, Thunderstrike 2.
Does Siri have a secret signal to summon 911?
Siri gets a lot more publicity than other voice-recognition systems. Especially when there’s a “911” consipiracy theory involved.
Apple ditches Recovery Key in new 2FA process for El Capitan and iOS 9
Apple is beta testing 2FA that cuts out Recovery Key. Good riddance!