Faking an iPhone Reboot
January 12 2022Researchers have figured how how to intercept and fake an iPhone reboot:
We’ll dissect the iOS system and show how it’s possible to alter a shutdown event, tricking a...
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Apple’s Private Relay Is Being Blocked
January 11 2022Some European cell phone carriers, and now T-Mobile, are blocking Apple’s Private Relay anonymous browsing feature. This could be an interesting battle to watch. Slashdot thread.
Read moreFake QR Codes on Parking Meters
January 10 2022The City of Austin is warning about QR codes stuck to parking meters that take people to fraudulent payment sites.
Read moreFriday Squid Blogging: Squid Prices Are Rising
January 7 2022The price of squid in Korea is rising due to limited supply. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news...
Read moreNorton’s Antivirus Product Now Includes an Ethereum Miner
January 7 2022Norton 360 can now mine Ethereum. It’s opt-in, and the company keeps 15%. It’s hard to uninstall this option.
Read morePeople Are Increasingly Choosing Private Web Search
January 6 2022DuckDuckGo has had a banner year:
And yet, DuckDuckGo. The privacy-oriented search engine netted more than 35 billion search queries in 2021, a 46.4% jump over 2020 (23.6...
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More Russian Cyber Operations against Ukraine
January 5 2022Both Russia and Ukraine are preparing for military operations in cyberspace.
Read moreFriday Squid Blogging: Deep-Dwelling Squid
December 31 2021We have discovered a squid — (Oegopsida, Magnapinnidae, Magnapinna sp.) — that lives at 6,000 meters deep.
:They’re really weird,” says Vecchione. “They drift along with their arms spread...
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Apple AirTags Are Being Used to Track People and Cars
December 31 2021This development suprises no one who has been paying attention:
Researchers now believe AirTags, which are equipped with Bluetooth technology, could be revealing a more widespread problem of tech-enabled...
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