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- Episode 344: App Store Fraud, Apple’s “Crush!” Ad, and GPT 4o
Could Apple be getting back into the car business? A rumored alliance with a car company suggests that it's possible. The next generation of ChatGPT was announced as OpenAI continues to push the uncanny envelope. And are zombie photos and other presumed-deleted files reappearing on Apple devices?
Show Notes:
- Apple did eventually pay the security researcher $1,000 for finding his bug
- Google Chrome browser patches 7th zero-day vulnerability of 2024
- Apple’s Planned Obsolescence: iOS 16, macOS Ventura Drop Support for Many Models
- Apple's Crush! Ad
- Unreleased Beats Pill Speaker Teased by F1 Driver Daniel Ricciardo
- App Store stopped over $7 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions
- Apple distributed a fake LastPass Password Manager in the App Store
- iPhone owners say the latest iOS update is resurfacing deleted nudes
- Hello GPT-4o
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 343: Apple “Let Loose”: iPad Pro gets M4 and OLED
We look at what Apple let loose at this week's Apple event: the M4 chip, updated iPads, and the Apple Pencil Pro.
Show Notes:
- Apple Revamps iPad Line, with M4 Processor, New Magic Keyboard, and Apple Pencil Pro
- Which iPad Is Best for You in 2024?
- Everything you can do with the Apple Pencil and Logitech Crayon on your iPad
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 342: Apple ID Lockout, AirTag Stalking Laws, and Weak Default Passwords Banned
Apple has yet to explain why many users were recently compelled to log into their Apple ID because they were blocked without apparent cause. States are tightening laws about stalking, because the laws on the books may not cover AirTag and other similar trackers. And what can and what should the government do to prevent the use of weak default device passwords?
Show Notes:
- Apple promoting May 7 keynote as a ‘different kind of Apple Event’
- Commission designates Apple's iPadOS under the Digital Markets Act
- The recent Apple ID password resets: What we know
- Pennsylvania moves to join states that punish stalkers who use Bluetooth tracking devices
- Malware: Cuckoo Behaves Like Cross Between Infostealer and Spyware
- Screenshots suggest TikTok is circumventing Apple App Store commissions
- TikTok ban in EU is ‘not excluded,’ von der Leyen says
- No more 12345: devices with weak default passwords to be banned in UK
- Eken fixes ‘terrible’ video doorbell issue that could let someone spy on you
- US government says security flaw in Chirp Systems’ app lets anyone remotely control smart home locks
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 341: Is TikTok Safe?
What does the future look like for TikTok now that it has less than a year to avoid being banned in the US. And is the platform safe to use? After two data breaches, Roku introduces so-called two factor authentication. Are Roku users safer? And the rumors say new iPads will be announced next week. Anything else? We'll have a quick preview of Apple's "Let Loose" event.
Show Notes:
- Let Loose, Apple Event May 7
- iPadOS 18 could ship with built-in Calculator app, after 14 Calculator-less years
- Everything you can do with the Apple Pencil and Logitech Crayon on your iPad
- Kuo: Apple cuts Vision Pro shipments due to low demand
- Zoom submitted a security update to the App Store 1½ weeks ago… where is it?
- XAgent Spyware Targeting iOS Devices in Western Europe: Analysis of Capabilities
- 13-year-old Marco Liberale created a proof-of-concept botnet that works on macOS
- After my brother’s iPhone got stolen… he got phished
- The not-so-silent type: Vulnerabilities across keyboard apps reveal keystrokes to network eavesdroppers
- Roku’s amateur two-factor authentication could put you at risk
- Windows 11 Start menu ads are now rolling out to everyone
- China Orders Apple to Remove Popular Messaging Apps
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 - Episode 340: How Hackers Can Take Over Your Phone by SIM Swapping
The popular streaming service Roku was hit with its second data breach this year, and the info of hundreds of thousands of users was exposed. Another Google service has met its end, we'll tell you about the newest resident of the Google graveyard. And take a deep dive into how hackers use SIM swapping attacks and how you can stop them.
Show Notes:
- Apple alerts users in 92 nations to mercenary spyware attacks
- About Apple threat notifications and protecting against mercenary spyware
- How to spot fake Apple security alerts via text, phone, email, or web
- CloudChat infostealer Mac malware masquerades as “safe” service
- Amazon Sidewalk is still a thing — and will be enabled if you aren’t careful
- Roku leaks 576,000 accounts—its second data breach of 2024
- What is credential stuffing? Why you need unique passwords
- Meta (again) denies that Netflix read users’ private Facebook messages
- UK ministers considering banning sale of smartphones to under-16s
- The Google One VPN service is heading to the Google graveyard
- Killed by Google
- Why and how to use a VPN on your Mac or iPhone
- Intego Privacy Protection VPN (for Mac and Windows)
- How to protect yourself from SIM swapping attacks
- Former telecom manager admits to doing SIM swaps for $1,000
- T-Mobile, Verizon workers get texts offering $300 for SIM swaps
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 339: Patches, Data Breaches, and Too Many Messaging Protocols
Both Apple and Microsoft have patched a lot of security vulnerabilities in updates to their operating systems. A new scam uses AI to put the squeeze on victims. Info from a years-old AT&T data breach has been made public and data from 10s of millions of users has been exposed. And Apple has said that the RCS messaging protocol is coming to its operating systems later this year. Just how many messaging protocols is too many?
Show Notes:
- From the Department of Spending Tim Cook’s Money: Online Photo Storage Is Surely Expensive to Offer, but Apple Should Offer More
- Behind the scenes at Scary Fast: Apple’s keynote event shot on iPhone and edited on Mac
- Microsoft’s biggest Patch Tuesday in history: 147 vulnerabilities, 2 actively exploited
- A ‘Law Firm’ of AI Generated Lawyers Is Sending Fake Threats as an SEO Scam
- Google Chrome Adds V8 Sandbox - A New Defense Against Browser Attacks
- AT&T data breach exposes 70 million records; here’s how to protect yourself
- Sunbird, the security nightmare that tried to bring iMessage to Android, is returning
- Beeper was just acquired by Automattic, which has big plans for the future of messaging
- Beeper & Texts - Matt Mullenweg’s blog
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 338: Vintage, Obsolete, and a Few Anniversaries
Apple calls old devices "obsolete" and "vintage;” what exactly do these terms mean? Alternative iPhone app stores will soon be available in Europe and new details suggest that some extra effort will be required from users. And all of Apple's M-series processors all have a newly discovered vulnerability that can't be patched without some compromises on speed.
Show Notes:
- The Founding of Apple Computer, Inc.
- Google Gets the Message, Launches Gmail
- Apple Says iPhone 6 Plus Now 'Obsolete' and iPad Mini 4 Now 'Vintage'
- A first look at Europe’s alternative iPhone app stores
- A quarter of Apple's revenue will come from Services by 2025
- iOS 17.5 Might Expand 'Found Moving With You' Alerts to Third-Party Item Trackers
- Vermont authorities warn residents to check for hidden AirTags after road trips to Canada
- Update to the MFA bombing story from last week: Apple responds
- New Darcula phishing service targets iPhone users via iMessage
- “Unpatchable” flaw in Apple M1/M2/M3 chips: GoFetch is the new Spectre
- New Chrome feature aims to stop hackers from using stolen cookies
- Google forced to delete Chrome Incognito mode’s private browsing data
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 337: WWDC, DOJ, and Smart Rings
New MacOS updates with fixes arrived this week: we’ve got some details. Rumors of an Apple Ring compelled us to look into the market-leading Oura ring. A security setting for Apple's Journal app has generated some confusion: we’ll try to straighten things out. And the dates for Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference have been announced. We'll have some guesses of what might be coming.
Show Notes:
- WWDC 24
- U.S. Sues Apple, Accusing It of Maintaining an iPhone Monopoly
- For the Journal app, ‘Discoverable by Others’ is on by default. It isn’t as scary as it sounds.
- The same researcher found 2 more apps distributing pirated video content.
- Recent ‘MFA Bombing’ Attacks Targeting Apple Users
- Apple Watch Compared to Oura Ring: Which Is Better for Tracking Activity and Sleep?
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 336: When Should You Not Update Your Mac to the Latest Version of macOS?
"Update-a-phobia". When do potential bugs in new system software updates outweigh the safety of new security patches? Apple faces a class action lawsuit that complains about its iCloud and backup limitations. And what will the iOS landscape look like if Apple has to permit third-party app stores throughout the world?
Show Notes:
- Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh
- macOS Sonoma 14.4: Reasons Not to Update
- Apple: Manuals, Specs, and Downloads
- Apple hit with class action lawsuit over iCloud's 5GB limit
- We’re one step closer to a global cybersecurity standard for smart home devices
- Complying with the Digital Markets Act
- Apple worries DMA has lowered the cost of iPhone exploits
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 335: 68 Vulnerabilities Patched!
Apple's latest macOS release patches 68 vulnerabilities, and that's a lot. The latest GarageBand update contains a quiet and un-noted security fix. Prevent your IP address from being detected in messaging apps; why that's a good idea. And we share some speculation on future iPads that Apple might have in the pipeline.
Show Notes:
- Apple patches security flaw in GarageBand 10.4.11 for macOS Sonoma, Ventura
- Base Model M3 MacBook Air Has Faster SSD Speeds After Controversy With Previous Model
- Bitcoin app accused of stealing $120,000 in another App Store failure
- How to avoid exposing your IP or location in FaceTime, WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, X, and other apps
- New iPads may be coming soon, but they won’t change the awkward spot the iPad is in
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.