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.
Tag Archives: Security threats
Evil USB O.MG Cable opens up Wi-Fi to remote attacks
… and enables de-authenticaton attacks that could knock targeted systems off the Wi-Fi and onto one of these nefarious cables.
Security firm beats Adobe by patching reader flaw first
Adobe has patched a flaw that enabled attackers to slurp a user’s network authentication details – but not before someone else patched it first.
Apple sued for ‘forcing’ 2FA on accounts
Time is money, baby: Jay Brodsky claims that Apple’s 2FA “intermeddling” takes minutes out of his day, causing “economic loss.”
McDonalds app users hatin’ it after being hacked by hungry hamburglars
At least two users of the McDonalds mobile app aren’t lovin’ it after thieves hijacked their accounts and ordered hundreds of dollars of food for themselves.
What comes after air gaps? DARPA asks world for ideas
According to DARPA, air gapping computers and data is a security idea that has run its course and urgently needs to be replaced.
Just two hacker groups are behind 60% of stolen cryptocurrency
Chainalysis found that two groups, which it calls Alpha and Beta, are responsible for stealing around $1 billion in funds from exchanges.
Credential dump contains another 2.2 billion pwned accounts
How many user credentials have fallen into the hands of criminals during a decade of data breaches? Billions, according to two recent discoveries.
Microsoft Azure data deleted because of DNS outage
Users of Microsoft’s Azure system lost database records as part of a mass outage on Tuesday. A combination of DNS problems and automated scripts were to blame, said reports.
Update now! Chrome and Firefox patch security flaws
Google and Mozilla are tidying up security features and patching vulnerabilities in Chrome and Firefox for Mac, Windows, and Linux.