Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is warning residents about a sophisticated phone scam in which an unsolicited caller claims to be a representative from Apple, Inc. In the scam, the caller states there has been a security compromise to a user’s device and/or iCloud account, according to a press release from Dart’s office. The caller […]
Web site Appleinsider is reporting that it has found out that hackers have somehow gotten a hold of iPhone prototypes and am using them to see what they can exploit and then develop ways to get around any security enhancements for future exploits. Hackers are taking advantage of “dev-fused” iPhones, meant only for internal usage […]
Jill Clover reports for MacRumors.com: Google’s Project Zero team in November found a “high severity” macOS kernel flaw that was recently disclosed (via Neowin) following the expiration of a 90 day disclosure deadline. As explained by Google, the flaw allows an attacker to modify a user-owned mounted filesystem image without informing the virtual management subsystem […]
Facebook has come under fire yet again for another privacy issue, with the social network not providing its users with any way to opt out of having their phone number, submitted to enable two-factor authentication to secure the account, used by others to look up their profile. Facebook encourages its users to set up two-factor […]
