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Three U.S. agencies begin investigations into TP-Link, cite security concerns

One of the most popular home internet router brands in the U.S. could be banned from sale in the country following fears that the routers could present a threat to national security. According to the Wall Street Journal, three separate U.S. agencies have opened investigations into TP-Link routers. The routers, which account for 65 percent […]

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Apple releases macOS 15.2 Sequoia update

Apple’s long-awaited macOS 15.2 Sequoia update landed yesterday, and if you have a Mac featuring an M-series chip, you’re good to go to run it. Here are the new fixes and changes found in the update: Image Playground: ChatGPT support: Additional Apple Intelligence features: All the rest of macOS 15.2’s new features: Photos: Safari: This […]

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Apple releases dedicated iCloud Passwords add-on for Firefox web browser

This could come in handy. Apple has released a dedicated iCloud Passwords add-on designed for the Firefox web browser, allowing Firefox users to access passwords and logins stored in the Passwords app or iCloud Keychain when using Firefox on a Mac. The extension is being distributed by Apple, but it appears that it was originally […]

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Elaborate MacBook fencing operation surfaces, cites Best Buy and American Express

A strange and potentially intricate fencing operation seems to have surfaced with a customer purchasing a new MacBook Pro from a Best Buy location, the computer launching the Remote Management screen upon initial boot and stating that the computer was owned by finance company American Express. Per Reddit: “Sorry if this isn’t the right group! […]

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Apple offers technical details as to zero-day bugs and quick operating system security updates to address them

Following up on yesterday’s story about how Apple pushed major macOS, iOS, and iPadOS security updates out the door to cover a pair of vulnerabilities, it appears that the vulnerabilities are already being exploited in the wild. The vulnerabilities, credited to Google’s TAG (Threat Analysis Group), are being actively exploited on Intel-based macOS systems, Apple […]