Over half-a-million Roku accounts were compromised recently. We'll look at what's being done, and ways to keep your accounts safe. Plus - talk of a scary iPhone exploit that probably doesn't exits. That's all on Checklist No. 372, brought to you by SecureMac.

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More news of AI tools and shenanigans powered by AI tools. It is an election year, after all. Also - Apple's let people in 92 countries know that somebody's trying to take over their iPhones. It is an election year, after all. We'll tell you more on Checklist No. 371, brought to you by SecureMac.

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After months of romance scams and AI worries - there is something refreshing about a simple data breach story. Not comforting, just understandable.

Somehow sensitive info on over 70-million past and current customers of AT&T has ended up floating around the internet - for maybe as many as six years.

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It's tax season and, unlike the Valentine's Day shows, we thought we'd do this year's tax show before taxes are due. On today's episode, several tax scams of which the IRS wants you to beware. Plus - have you heard about the phony password reset requests hitting Apple device owners? We'll hit it all on this edition of The Checklist brought to you by SecureMac.

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Remember those organized crime driven romance scams we talked about last week? The organized crime part is no joke - we'll tell you more. Plus a story that shows ANYONE could fall victim to a romance scam, and the bugs abounding in the latest macOS Sonoma update. That's all on Checklist No. 368 - brought to you by SecureMac.

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The world of online dating has scammers using A.I. to steal your heart - so they can steal your money and personal info. We'll talk about ways to avoid those scams. Think a digital dalliance with a chatbot is safer? The Mozilla Foundation disagrees. We'll tell you why on Checklist No. 367 - brought to you by SecureMac.

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A look at the security side of Apple's latest OS updates, inexpensive and insecure video doorbells, and the security dangers of being THAT guy: That's all on Checklist No. 366 - brought to you by SecureMac.

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Apple is taking a stand against detecting CSAM in the cloud. Yes - that Apple. We'll tell you their argument. Plus - Apple fights bad guys from the future, and the tale of a seriously creepy, privacy invading candy machine. That's all on Checklist No. 365 - brought to you by SecureMac.

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We are experiencing technical difficulties - like… the planet is. It's not AI run amok yet. More - people running amok with AI. Good news though - parties somewhat responsible for the mess are making noise about mitigation. We'll tell you more. Plus - do you live on the most cyber-attacked part of the world? We'll tell you where that is on this edition of The Checklist brought to you by SecureMac.

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On this edition of The Checklist, we're following up on the real call from a fake President Biden to voters in New Hampshire. First though - while a DDoS attack from a toothbrush powered botnet did not actually happen, there's still al lot to learn from it. We'll tackle that on Checklist No. 363, brought to you by SecureMac.

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