How to avoid Mastodon security and privacy risks
The social network Mastodon has suddenly seen a massive spike in popularity. Here is everything you need to know...
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Malware Attack Framework “Alchimist” Designed to Exploit Macs
A new malware attack framework, Alchimist, can be used to infect and remotely control macOS, Linux, and Windows computers....
Intego Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary
This month, Intego celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary. Founded in 1997, Intego’s primary focus has always been protecting Mac users...
Are airlines banning Apple AirTags? Here’s the complete story
Rumors started circulating last weekend that the German airline Lufthansa might be banning Apple AirTag tracking devices. But are...
Fake App Store pages are the new fake Flash Player alerts
Poisoned search results may appear anywhere, even in Google, Bing, or other search engines. If you click on a...
Apple releases macOS Monterey 12.6, iOS 15.7, and more; fixes zero-day vulns
On Monday, September 12, Apple released updates to all of its main operating systems. A few were major upgrades,...
iOS 16 and watchOS 9 are here; are your devices ready?
Apple has just released iOS 16 and watchOS 9. Are your devices ready? Here is everything you should know...
Apple Releases iOS 12.5.6 for Old iPhone, iPad, iPod touch Models to Fix Actively Exploited Vulnerability
Apple released a surprise security update for iOS 12 to fix an actively exploited vulnerability for older models of...
Apple Patches Two Actively Exploited Vulns in Monterey 12.5.1, iOS and iPadOS 15.6.1
On Wednesday, Apple released macOS, iOS, and iPadOS updates to fix two actively exploited (i.e. in-the-wild, zero-day) vulnerabilities. Here...
Apple’s Planned Obsolescence: iOS 16, macOS Ventura Drop Support for Many Models
Apple's new operating systems will remove compatibility from a large number of devices. Is the company doing this just...
