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- Episode 184: The Acme of Thinness
More bad news about Facebook, more browsers just saying no to FLoC, and we look at Apple's Spring Loaded product announcements.
Show Notes:
- Coding error allowed attackers to delete Facebook live video
- Facebook plans to decline to make statements regarding “scraping incidents” in the future
- WordPress may auto-disable Google FLoC, citing “security concern”
- Am I FLoCed?
- Apple is Updating Old Apps With Latest Signing Certificate Ahead of iOS 14.5
- Apple Announces New iMacs, iPads, AirTags, and More
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 183: 500 Million More Reasons to Talk About Facebook
Scammers have a new technique for delivering malware: using online contact forms. A couple of browsers are nixing Google's FLoC ad tracking technology. The FBI has been playing white hat hacker. And e talk about Facebook, and especially the "off-Facebook activity" that tracks you across the internet.
Show Notes:
- Criminals spread malware using website contact forms with Google URLs
- Brave browser disables Google's FLoC tracking system
- 'FLoC off!' Vivaldi declares as it says no to Google's tracking system
- Vivaldi
- FBI operation removed web shells from hacked Exchange servers across the US
- There's Another Facebook Phone Number Database Online
- Ireland opens GDPR investigation into Facebook leak
- How to view and edit your Off-Facebook Activity
- A helpful reminder about just how much Facebook stalks you on the internet
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 182: Facebook, Google, and Stolen iPhones
Facebook leaks 500 million user records, Google is testing a new replacement for cookies to track users, and we explain how to check if that used iPhone you want to buy is stolen.
Show Notes:
- Apple security updates
- GarageBand music lessons actually begin in 2009
- Apple Discontinuing iTunes U at the End of 2021
- Facebook breach: over 500 million records leaked, including phone numbers
- Facebook says a breach that hit 533m is old news. Experts disagree
- ';--have i been pwned?
- Google Is Testing Its Controversial New Ad Targeting Tech in Millions of Browsers
- Malware uses underground call centers to trick users into infecting themselves
- Deliveroo April Fool's joke backfires in France
- Want to Buy a Secondhand iPhone? Here’s How to Check if it was Stolen
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 - No April Fool's Jokes Here, and Other News
We talk about new malware targeting iOS developers, fleeceware in the App Store, 5G vulnerabilities that can leak your location, and discuss private browsing windows, with a Safari tip that is useful for anyone who uses this feature. And we have no April Fool's jokes.
Show Notes:
- Google Gets the Message, Launches Gmail
- 1.1.1.1
- Apple WWDC21
- Apple releases emergency update for iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watch
- 1Password
- Bear
- 1Blocker
- How to manage iTunes Store and App Store Subscriptions
- He believed Apple’s App Store was safe. Then a fake app stole his life savings in bitcoin.
- New 5G protocol vulnerabilities allow location tracking
- Closing web browser windows doesn't close connections
- Why Unsubscribing from Spam Emails Is Not the Safest
- Episode 158: 5G Is Here: What Does This Mean for You?
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 - 10 Mac security and privacy features to set up right away
We discuss our checklist of the 10 security and privacy features that you should set up right away on your new Mac.
Show Notes:
- 10 Mac security and privacy features to set up right away
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 - Google, iOS Security Updates, and the End of the Original HomePod
Google is sued for its incognito browsing mode. iOS security updates may be delivered more frequently. We look at how easy it is to take over someone's SMS messages. And we discuss the demise of the original HomePod.
Show Notes:
- Scammers Targeting COVID Relief Checks, Tax Refunds
- Google Must Face Suit Over Snooping on ‘Incognito’ Browsing
- A Hacker Got All My Texts for $16
- It’s time to stop using SMS for anything
- Fintech Giant Fiserv Used Unclaimed Domain
- example.com
- Apple app privacy label page
- iOS security fixes could soon be delivered separately from other updates, beta code suggests
- Opinion: Apple Discontinues the HomePod; Is That the End for Apple and Home Audio?
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 - Everything You Need to Know About Batteries
The iMac Pro is at the end of its life, and we discuss future iMacs. We look at a change in terminology Apple will be introducing in podcasting. And we look at everything you need to know about the batteries in your Apple devices.
Show Notes:
- "Follow our podcast": Apple Podcasts to stop using "subscribe"
- iMac Pro
- iCloud user locked out for six months over coding bug related to her last name, “True”
- xkcd: Exploits of a Mom
- Glitch in iTunes Deletes Drives
- Apple Releases iOS and iPadOS 14.4.1 With Security Fixes
- Apple Planning Switch to Randomized Serial Numbers for Future Products Starting 'Early 2021'
- Episode 117: The Year in Apple Security 2019
- Everything You Need to Know About Batteries in Your iPhone, iPad, and Mac
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.
36 min - All About Cookies
Could Apple's Rosetta emulation environment not be available in every country? We examine claims that it will be deleted in certain regions. Chrome changes the way it works to try HTTPS by default. And we discuss cookies: how Google will stop using them to track users, and how you can manage and delete them on your Mac or iOS device.
Show Notes:
- Rosetta May Be Removed From M1 Macs in Some Regions on macOS 11.3
- Chrome will soon try HTTPS first when you type an incomplete URL
- Let's Encrypt
- Defining a Custom URL Scheme for Your App | Apple Developer Document
- Google to Stop Selling Ads Based on Your Specific Web Browsing
- Hackers are finding ways to hide inside Apple’s walled garden
- How to Manage and Remove Browser Cookies on Mac and iOS
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 - Silver Sparrow Malware Targets Apple’s New M1 Macs
Silver Sparrow malware has been found targeting Macs, including Apple's new M1 models, but we don't know what the malware is trying to do. Apple has started going after App Store subscription scams, patches an iCloud website vulnerability, will make "zero-click" attacks harder to carry out in iOS. And, yes, we have some good news for Android users.
Show Notes:
- Galaxy products launched since 2019, including the Z, S, Note, A, M, XCover and Tab series, will now receive at least four years of security updates
- New browser-tracking hack works even when you flush caches or go incognito
- Firefox 86 Introduces Total Cookie Protection
- Apple cracks down on apps with ‘irrationally high prices’ as App Store scams are exposed
- How to manage iTunes Store and App Store Subscriptions
- Apple Is Going to Make It Harder to Hack iPhones With Zero-Click Attacks
- Stored XSS bug in Apple iCloud domain disclosed by bug bounty hunter
- Silver Sparrow: 40,000 Macs Infected by Mysterious M1-native Malware
- Shakuhachi
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.
32 min - A New Amazon Phishing Scam, Malvertizing, and Apple Activation Lock Removal
A new Amazon phishing scam doesn't include links to click, but rather a telephone number to call: beware! Malvertizing takes advantage of a zero-day WebKit vulnerability to display deceptive ads, and serve malware. And Apple has set up a website for people to request the removal of activation lock on devices they own.
Show Notes:
- Fraudulent Website Warning gets privacy boost in iOS 14.5
- Hash function (Wikipedia)
- Apple fixes bug that let users begin macOS Big Sur installation without enough space available
- Apple iBook Commercial circa 2000 (YouTube)
- Malvertiser abused WebKit zero-day to redirect iOS & macOS users to shady sites
- Spy pixels in emails have become endemic
- Gmail will now display images by default (2013)
- Apple Launches Self-Serve Portal for Initiating Activation Lock Removal Requests
- Microsoft to add 'Kids Mode' to Chromium-based Edge browser
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.