2.6 million Duolingo users’ accounts exposed in data leak
Duolingo, a popular language-learning app and site, suffered a data leak exposing more than 2.6 million user e-mail addresses...
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Does the Downfall vulnerability affect Intel Macs?
Downfall, a major Intel processor vulnerability like Spectre and Meltdown, has just come to light. Some older Macs may...
Urgent: macOS Ventura 13.5, iOS 16.6, etc. fix major kernel vulnerability
On Monday, July 24, Apple released OS updates to address a major kernel vulnerability that has been used in...
Apple’s second Rapid Security Response for macOS, iOS (and its re-release)
On July 10 and July 12, Apple released and re-released its second round of Rapid Security Response updates for...
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When does an old Mac become unsafe to use?
Macs can last a long time, far longer than Apple will support them with macOS updates. If your Mac...
Firefox to end macOS Mojave, Windows 7/8 updates—Here’s why that’s a good thing
Firefox is controversially dropping support for old macOS and Windows versions. But in reality, that may be a good...
Apple patches vulns used to infect Russian iPhones with TriangleDB malware
Apple patched three zero-day vulnerabilities this week, two of which were used to infect Russian iPhones with TriangleDB malware...
Apple gives Watch Series 3 users false sense of security, patching 1 vulnerability
Apple leaves Watch Series 3 highly exploitable—but gives users a false sense of security by patching a single vulnerability.
Fake invoice scams: Norton, McAfee, PayPal, and more
A variety of scam e-mails are making the rounds, purporting to contain invoices from Norton, McAfee, PayPal, Geek Squad,...
Highlights from RSA Conference 2023: AI, Malware, and More
At RSA Conference 2023 in San Francisco, some of the hot topics included the rise of AI-related attack techniques,...