{"id":87973,"date":"2019-05-17T04:13:39","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T11:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/?p=87973"},"modified":"2023-10-31T14:37:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T21:37:19","slug":"epic-disasters-zombieload-whatsapp-google-2fa-keys-microsoft-rdp-intego-mac-podcast-episode-83","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/epic-disasters-zombieload-whatsapp-google-2fa-keys-microsoft-rdp-intego-mac-podcast-episode-83\/","title":{"rendered":"Epic disasters: ZombieLoad, WhatsApp, Google 2FA Keys, Microsoft RDP &#8211; Intego Mac Podcast, Episode 83"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-73558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/New-Intego-Mac-Podcast-Episode.png\" alt=\"New Intego Mac Podcast Episode\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/New-Intego-Mac-Podcast-Episode.png 600w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/New-Intego-Mac-Podcast-Episode-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/New-Intego-Mac-Podcast-Episode-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Intego Mac Podcast <a href=\"https:\/\/podcast.intego.com\/83\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">episode 83<\/a> is now available! It has been a busy week, chock full of news about security vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n<p>ZombieLoad is a speculative execution exploit that affects all recent Intel processors, and Apple has issued a fix for it (well, for certain Mac models, anyway).<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a serious WhatsApp vulnerability made the evening news because it was so dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>Also, Google had an issue with Bluetooth in its two-factor authentication keys, and Microsoft&#8217;s Remote Desktop Protocol had a failure so colossal that Microsoft had to issue patches all the way back to Windows XP.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2019\/05\/13\/whatsapp-exploit-let-attackers-install-government-grade-spyware-on-phones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp exploit let attackers install government-grade spyware on phones<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/security\/advisories\/cve-2019-3568\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook&#8217;s brief explanation of the WhatsApp vulnerability<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2019\/05\/14\/whatsapp-vulnerability-risk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You probably weren\u2019t a target of the WhatsApp surveillance hack<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Buffer_overflow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buffer overflow (Wikipedia)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arbitrary_code_execution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Remote code execution, or arbitrary code execution (Wikipedia)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Secure_Real-time_Transport_Protocol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Secure Real-time Transport Protocol (Wikipedia)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/kateoflahertyuk\/2019\/05\/15\/microsoft-issues-urgent-fix-for-windows-in-first-xp-patch-since-wannacry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Issues Urgent Fix For Windows In First XP Patch Since WannaCry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2019\/05\/15\/google_titan_bluetooth_key_security_flaw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Titan-ic disaster: Bluetooth blunder sinks Google&#8217;s 2FA keys, free replacements offered<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT201222\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple security updates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/podcast.intego.com\/13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Episode 13: Is My Computer&#8217;s CPU Secure? (discussion of Meltdown and Spectre)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT210107\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Additional mitigations for speculative execution vulnerabilities in Intel CPUs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/101870\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to enable full mitigation for Microarchitectural Data Sampling (MDS) vulnerabilities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200307192117\/https:\/\/software.intel.com\/en-us\/blogs\/2016\/06\/06\/overview-of-intel-software-guard-extension-enclave\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SGX enclaves<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatroute.net\/cpusetter.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CPUSetter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/fireside.fm\/player\/v2\/GegHgcrH+SKXaos11?theme=dark\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you like what you hear, be sure to rate and review the Intego Mac Podcast in <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/intego-mac-podcast\/id1293834627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/intego-mac-podcast\/id1293834627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-78820\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-150x39.png\" alt=\"Intego Mac Podcast\" width=\"150\" height=\"39\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-150x39.png 150w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Have a question? Ask us!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Want your question aired in our next episode of the Intego Mac Podcast? Listeners can <a href=\"https:\/\/podcast.intego.com\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contact Intego<\/a> via email at podcast@intego.com and ask us any question that your burning heart desires, or to provide feedback and ideas for upcoming podcast episodes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Intego Mac Podcast episode 83 is now available! It has been a busy week, chock full of news about security vulnerabilities. ZombieLoad is a speculative execution exploit that affects all recent Intel processors, and Apple has issued a fix for it (well, for certain Mac models, anyway). 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