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- Episode 304: Chrome Security, 95% Accurate Acoustic Attacks, and QR Code Parking Scams
There's a lot of news about Google this week. Chrome will move to weekly security patches, because of the many vulnerabilities in the browser. Google is encrypting RCS chats by default. A $5 billion lawsuit against Google highlights misunderstandings about private browsing, or incognito mode. Meanwhile, Amazon sells expired Chromebooks, and a new acoustic attack is 95% accurate at stealing your keystrokes.
Show Notes:
- Firefox, Chrome each fix more than a dozen vulnerabilities
- Opera and Opera GX were (once again) the last major Chromium-based browsers to get patched
- An update on Chrome Security updates – shipping security fixes to you faster
- Chrome Developer site
- “Absurd”: Google, Amazon rebuked over unsupported Chromebooks still for sale
- Another User Locked Out of Apple Account
- Large Spike In QR Code Parking Scams
- New acoustic attack steals data from keystrokes with 95% accuracy
- Privacy-focused Brave Search launches its own image and video search
- $5 billion Google lawsuit over ‘incognito mode’ tracking moves a step closer to trial
- Google Messages now encrypts RCS conversations by default; encrypts group chats now, too
- Read the complete transcript of this episode
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30 min - Episode 303: Apple Updates, VaporMalware, and the Cyber Trust Mark
Another round of Apple security updates, another instance of vaporMalware, and the UK's drive to remove end-to-end encryption for messaging apps. We also discuss the coming Cyber Trust Mark, which is a way of labelling IoT devices.
Show Notes:
- Urgent: macOS Ventura 13.5, iOS 16.6, etc. fix major kernel vulnerability
- ChatGPT uncovers Mac malware on the Dark Web
- Apple threatens to kill iMessage & FaceTime in UK if controversial law passes
- 10 Ways End-to-Encryption Protects Your Data, Your Privacy, and Your Bank Balance
- Canon warns printer users to manually wipe Wi-Fi settings before discarding
- Google testing AI tool that writes news articles
- The Cyber Trust Mark is a voluntary IoT label coming in 2024. What does it mean?
- Certification Mark – U.S. Cybersecurity Labeling Program for Smart Devices
- Recommended Criteria for Cybersecurity Labeling for Consumer Internet of Things (IoT) Products
- Google rolls out anti-stalking measures for AirTag and other Bluetooth trackers
- Western Digital HDD capacity hits 28TB as Seagate looks to 30TB and beyond
- Ingenious hack powers M1 Mac mini with Ethernet cable
Intego Mac Premium Bundle X9 is the ultimate protection and utility suite for your Mac. Download a free trial now at intego.com, and use this link for a special discount when you're ready to buy.
29 min - Episode 302: Old Macs, iPhones, and iPads Will Miss Out on These New Features
Macs, iPhones, and iPads can last along time, but if they're more than a few years old, you won't get all the new features in Apple's latest operating systems. In this year's macOS Sonoma, iOS 17, and iPadOS 17, older devices will miss out on some interesting new features. And running older Macs may even be dangerous.
Show Notes:
- When does an old Mac become unsafe to use?
- If Your Mac is Too Old, You Won’t Get These New Features in macOS Sonoma
- If Your iPhone or iPad Is Too Old, You Won’t Get These New Features in iOS 17 or iPadOS 17
Intego Mac Premium Bundle X9 is the ultimate protection and utility suite for your Mac. Download a free trial now at intego.com, and use this link for a special discount when you're ready to buy.
28 min - Episode 301: ShadowVault, WormGPT, and Apple's Re-released Rapid Security Response
There's new malware that's supposedly in the wild, but no one has samples. Is it a threat? We also look at WormGPT, the evil twin of ChatGPT, Apple's re-released Rapid Security Response, and Apple's new ad about security and privacy features.
Show Notes:
- Rapid Security Response iOS 16.5.1 (c), iPadOS 16.5.1 (c), or macOS Ventura 13.4.1 (c)
- WormGPT: New AI Tool Allows Cybercriminals to Launch Sophisticated Cyber Attacks
- ShadowVault is the latest Mac data-stealer malware, reportedly
- Apple ad: Underdogs
- Former contractor accused of remotely accessing town's water treatment facility
- New Beats Studio Pro headphones
- It's official: Smartphones will need to have replaceable batteries by 2027
- Microsoft is scanning the inside of password-protected zip files for malware
- Microsoft neglected to patch zero-day vulnerability in July patch cycle
Intego Mac Premium Bundle X9 is the ultimate protection and utility suite for your Mac. Download a free trial now at intego.com, and use this link for a special discount when you're ready to buy.
28 min - Episode 300: Apple's Bungled Rapid Security Response
Apple issued a rapid security response, to patch a vulnerability that has been exploited in the wild, and had to pull it a few hours later. We also discuss Meta's Threads, more Scamazon issues, and, for our 300th episode, we look at how the security and privacy landscape has changed in the six years of this podcast.
Show Notes:
- If you applied Rapid Security Response iOS 16.5.1 (a), iPadOS 16.5.1 (a), or macOS Ventura 13.4.1 (a)
- Threads is Instagram’s Twitter; Here’s how to manage your privacy and security settings
- Josh discovered you can view deleted Threads posts
- Scam loan apps in the App Store threaten to send fake nudes to contacts
- Liberté, Égalité, Spyware: France okays cops snooping on phones
- Amazon… more like SCAMazon - Fake SSDs
- Episode 282, where we discussed the Scamazon issue
Intego Mac Premium Bundle X9 is the ultimate protection and utility suite for your Mac. Download a free trial now at intego.com, and use this link for a special discount when you're ready to buy.
30 min - Episode 299: Threads Launches, Amazon Primes Again, and Carmakers Surveil Drivers
Meta's Twitter competitor Threads has launched, and with it comes the same privacy risks as with the company's Facebook and Twitter. Amazon Prime Day is just around the corner, and we explain why that cheap iPhone might not be a good deal. And US carmakers are snarfing up data from Bluetooth connected phones.
Show Notes:
- Firefox to end macOS Mojave, Windows 7/8 updates—Here’s why that’s a good thing
- Meta is launching “Threads, an Instagram app” (a Twitter competitor) on July 6
- *Note: a few hours after we recorded, Twitter stopped blocking non-logged in users from viewing tweets.
*- 8 essential tips to stay safe shopping online on Cyber Monday and Cyber Week
- Caution! These Black Friday “deals” may be bad for your security - these tips also apply to Amazon Prime Day.
- CamelCamelCamel
- Pricepulse
- Surveillance on Wheels: How Top US Car Makers Spy on Drivers
- How to take control of another computer using Google Chrome Remote Desktop
- Google's Dark Web Monitoring Feature Now Available for All US Gmail Users
- Tor Project
Intego Mac Premium Bundle X9 is the ultimate protection and utility suite for your Mac. Download a free trial now at intego.com, and use this link for a special discount when you're ready to buy.
28 min - Episode 298: Hallucinating Bots, Unsolicited Smartwatches, and Could this Be the End of End-to-End Encryption?
AI bots make things up, and the web is at risk of becoming overloaded with low-quality articles. Some US military have been receiving unsolicited smartwatches; they have been warned not to turn them on. And a bill in the UK threatens to end end-to-end encryption.
Show Notes:
- Tour de France
- Tour de France Unchained
- Silo on Twitter
- iOS 17 Expands Communication Safety Worldwide, Turned On by Default
- Turn your phone off every night for five minutes, Australian PM tells residents
- CID Lookout: Unsolicited Smartwatches Received by Mail
- Apple joins opposition to encrypted message app scanning
- 10 Ways End-to-Encryption Protects Your Data, Your Privacy, and Your Bank Balance
- Moving data from iCloud may need to be made easier under upcoming EU law
- Google Takeout
- AI is killing the old web, and the new web struggles to be born
- Android’s emergency call shortcut is flooding dispatchers with false calls
- Transcript of this episode
Intego Mac Premium Bundle X9 is the ultimate protection and utility suite for your Mac. Download a free trial now at intego.com, and use this link for a special discount when you're ready to buy.
30 min - Episode 297: JokerSpy, Passkeys, Apple Security Updates, and New Private Browsing Features
JokerSpy malware targets Macs, Apple announces passkey support for Apple IDs, new private browsing features in Safari delete tracking information, and Apple releases a slew of security updates for current and older operating systems for all its devices.
Show Notes:
- Apple's Safari Private Browsing Now Automatically Removes Tracking Parameters in URLs
- JokerSpy malware: New Sophisticated Toolkit Targeting Apple macOS Systems
- SysJoker: Cross-Platform Backdoor Malware for Mac, Windows, and Linux
- Apple adds passkeys to Apple ID, iCloud logins
- What are Passkeys, and how do they work?
- iOS 17 Gives You 72 Hours to Undo an iPhone Passcode Change
- About the Squarespace purchase of Google Domains registrations
- Hackers can steal cryptographic keys by video-recording power LEDs 60 feet away
- Amazon Fined $31 Million After Privacy Violations
- HotPixels (Intego Mac Podcast Episode 294)
- The Ig Nobel awards
Intego Mac Premium Bundle X9 is the ultimate protection and utility suite for your Mac. Download a free trial now at intego.com, and use this link for a special discount when you're ready to buy.
31 min - Episode 296: New Security and Privacy Features in macOS Sonoma, iOS 17, and iPadOS 17
Apple's forthcoming operating systems have many new features to enhance security and privacy. We look at some of these, and we talk about text scams, Minecraft mods, and how 5G hasn't lived up to the hype.
Show Notes:
- Work has already begun on OpenCore Legacy Patcher for macOS Sonoma
- Mr. Macintosh
- Text Scams Cost US Consumers $330 Million In 2022 Alone, Says FTC
- “Clickless” iOS exploits, “Triangulation” malware that infected Kaspersky employee iPhones
- New tool scans iPhones for 'Triangulation' malware infection
- Dozens of popular Minecraft mods found infected with Fracturiser malware
- 5G was an overhyped technology bust. Let’s learn our lesson.
- What is 5G, how does it work, and how fast is it really?
- Brave’s new Forgetful Browsing feature
- New Security and Privacy Features in macOS Sonoma, iOS 17, and iPadOS 17
- Episode transcript
Intego Mac Premium Bundle X9 is the ultimate protection and utility suite for your Mac. Download a free trial now at intego.com, and use this link for a special discount when you're ready to buy.
27 min - Episode 295: WWDC: New Macs, macOS Sonoma, iOS and iPadOS 17, and Vision Pro
We look at what Apple presented at this year's worldwide developers conference. We discuss the key features in macOS Sonoma, iOS 17, and iPadOS 17, and we talk a bit about Apple's new Vision Pro AR/VR headset. We also discuss some recent Chrome vulnerabilities.
Show Notes:
- There’s another actively exploited vulnerability in Chromium-based browsers
- 34 more malicious extensions in Chrome Web Store
- Fake invoice scams: Norton, McAfee, PayPal, and more Geek Squad ones too
- Apple WWDC Highlights: New Macs, Vision Pro Headset, macOS Sonoma, and iOS 17
- How to choose the right Mac for your use case in 2023
- Apple Developer Program
- macOS Sonoma
- iOS 17
- iPadOS 17
- Apple Vision Pro
- Meta Quest 3
- Episode transcript
Intego Mac Premium Bundle X9 is the ultimate protection and utility suite for your Mac. Download a free trial now at intego.com, and use this link for a special discount when you're ready to buy.
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About Intego Mac Podcast
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Join the Intego Mac security experts for the latest Apple news, industry opinions, and a splash of security advice in our easy-to-digest, entertaining, and informative podcast series. Hosted by Kirk…
McElhearn and Josh Long.