iOS Safari flaw allows deceptive news headlines in Messages
Thanks to an Apple bug, now it’s easier than ever to create fake news—or at least fake news headlines...
Author Archives: Joshua Long
Are iOS Shortcuts safe? Reports of risks surface
UPDATE 2: Apple has released a new version of Shortcuts to address these bugs; check the App Store for...
Facebook, Google caught deploying invasive apps; Apple shuts them down
Facebook was found to have deployed apps to track user data and usage on iOS and Android, using a...
VeryMal Mac attack hides data within a picture
A recent malware distribution campaign dubbed “VeryMal” leverages an ancient technique called steganography—the hiding of secret information in plain...
Apple + Security & Privacy + Security News
Everything you need to know about the FaceTime spying bug
UPDATE 2: On Thursday, February 7, Apple fixed the FaceTime vulnerabilities in iOS 12.1.4 and a Supplemental Update for macOS Mojave...
Security & Privacy + Security News
Collection #1 (and #2–5) are the latest massive password dumps
“Collection #1” is the nickname of the latest dump of e-mail addresses and passwords—a stockpile of login credentials from...
How To + Recommended + Security & Privacy
How to avoid getting hacked after data breaches
You’ve undoubtedly heard about some high-profile data breaches; some of the biggest companies in the world have had user...
Did Instagram leak your password?
Back in April, Instagram introduced a data export feature to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a...
Privacy Exodus: spam delivers Mac spyware
Earlier this month, malware researchers discovered an interesting attack: a scam e-mail with a cleverly disguised Mac malware attachment....
Ad-injecting Mac malware rediscovered: SearchPageInjector/SearchAwesome
Most people assume that there’s little, if any, Mac malware out there in the wild. Unfortunately, that notion is...