“Mysterious malware — that has not yet engaged in malicious activity — has infected nearly 40,000 Mac devices, according to the cybersecurity firm Red Canary, which first detected the threat.”
The big mistake that’s getting you more spam emails and texts
“Hearing your phone’s notification sound can trigger a rush of dopamine. “Who’s calling me?” you wonder. It could be a friend, a partner, or even your boss saying you can take the day off.”
Microsoft is seeing a big spike in Web shell use
“Security personnel at Microsoft are seeing a big increase in the use of Web shells, the light-weight programs that hackers install so they can burrow further into compromised websites.”
How to hide your iPhone’s unique name from apps (and why you should)
“Your iPhone has trouble keeping secrets. Thankfully, there’s something you can do about it.”
Microsoft will automatically uninstall the old version of Edge on Windows PCs
“Microsoft Edge replaced Internet Explorer as the default Windows web browser back in 2015. Six years later, Microsoft is rather forcefully replacing that version of Edge with a newer model.”
Apple releases an iCloud password extension for Chrome
“Following a leak last week, Apple has released a Chrome extension for Windows that lets you use passwords stored with iCloud, as spotted by 9to5Google.”
Comcast’s data caps during a pandemic are unethical — here’s why
“Earlier this month, Comcast Xfinity, the nation’s largest cable and home-internet provider, expanded its 1.2 TB broadband cap to 12 additional cities. This comes after an expansion this past November to parts of the Northeast.”
Beware: Malicious Home Depot ad gets top spot in Google Search
“Malicious Google search ads are nothing new, with campaigns for Amazon Prime, PayPal, and eBay seen in the past. As these ads look like legitimate campaigns for the company, including showing their standard URL when you hover over them, it is common for people to be tricked into clicking on them.”
Google warns of ‘novel social engineering method’ used to hack security researchers
“Government-backed hackers based in North Korea are targeting individual security researchers through a number of means including a “novel social engineering method,” Google’s Threat Analysis Group is reporting.”
US Defense Intelligence Agency admits to buying citizens’ location data
“An intelligence agency has just confirmed that the US government does indeed buy location data collected by its citizens’ smartphones. In a memo sent to Sen.”
