Adding to Facebook’s being unable to catch a break, security researchers have uncovered multiple instances of the company’s user data being exposed publicly on Amazon’s cloud servers. It’s currently unknown as to which company is at fault, but in one example, one Mexican business, Cultura Colectiva, was found to be openly storing 540 million Facebook […]
Category: privacy
Sometimes hacks are a good thing. Over at the Pwn2Own security conference in Vancouver, no less than two major security flaws were discovered in Apple’s Safari web browser. The flaws, if exploited, could allow an outside party to seize full control of a targeted Mac. Demonstrated by the “phoenhex & qwerty” team during the contest, […]
And this is why you don’t plug random devices into the USB-C ports on your Mac. A group of researchers over at Light Blue Touchpaper have detailed a vulnerability through the Thunderbolt interface with USB-C ports. The attack, if executed correctly, can give hackers full access to data that “should never leave the machine. On […]
A recently discovered flaw in macOS Mojave could expose your Safari browsing history. On February 8th, developer Jeff Johnson noted that certain folders in Mojave have restricted access that is forbidden by default, such as ~/Library/Safari. Only a few apps can access this folder, but according to Mr. Johnson there’s a way to bypass the restriction […]
With any luck, Apple has nixed the Group FaceTime exploit that led to a wave of criticism in recent weeks. The company has released both iOS 12.1.4 as well as a supplemental update to macOS Mojave with both updates re-enabling Group FaceTime by fixing a security hole that potentially allowed others to listen in to […]