“The vulnerabilities allow attackers to disrupt mobile base stations, block incoming calls to a device, disconnect users from a mobile network, send spoofed SMS messages, and eavesdrop and manipulate user data traffic.”
T2 security chip on Macs can be hacked to plant malware; cannot be patched
“Security researchers have confirmed speculation that the T2 security chip on modern Macs can be hacked. A combination of two different exploits would give a hacker the ability to modify the behavior of the chip, and even plant malware like a keylogger inside it.”
Microsoft’s Azure AD authentication outage: What went wrong
“On September 28 and September 29 this week, a number of Microsoft customers worldwide were impacted by a cascading series of problems resulting in many being unable to access their Microsoft apps and services.”
Microsoft Security Report Highlights New Sophisticated Threats From Nation State Actors
“If it wasn’t clear that cybersecurity is the new frontier in our evermore-connected world, a recent report from Microsoft, entitled the “Digital Defense Report,” details how rapidly escalating security threats are growing in sophistication and pervasiveness from nation state actors in China, I”
Gmail seemingly just removed the button that lets you triage loads of emails at once
“If you’re not the inbox zero type — and I’m definitely not — you might sometimes rely on Gmail’s “Select all conversations that match this search” option to read, archive, or delete hundreds or thousands of messages at once.”
Federal Trade Commission officials warn of phishing text message scam
“For those shopping online, be aware of scammers who are sending text messages about a package for you. Although it may seem real, it’s just another phishing attempt. Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to get sensitive information by disguising oneself as a trustworthy entity through technology.”
QNAP tells NAS users to update firmware to avoid new type of ransomware
“Taiwanese hardware vendor QNAP urged customers last week to update the firmware and apps installed on their network-attached storage (NAS) devices to avoid infections with a new strain of ransomware named AgeLocker.”
DuckDuckGo slams Google’s Android search engine auction as ‘fundamentally flawed’ after losing to Bing
“Microsoft’s Bing search engine has beaten out competitor DuckDuckGo and will now be offered as an option for Android users during setup in select European countries, according to the results of Google’s most recent default search engine auction.”
Google Messages Plans Clean-Up of All Those Passcodes Filling Your Inbox
“Having some level of additional security on the dozens of online accounts we access throughout a day or week or month is so important.”
36 Hidden Google Search Games and Easter Eggs
“Google has hidden lots of quirky Easter eggs and fun games in its search engine. Below are some of the best, so just head to Google and type one of the following searches. Did you mean nag a ram? Not exactly. An anagram is a word (or phrase) formed by rearranging the letters of a source word.”
