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Hackers Are Exposing An Apple Mac Weakness In Middle East Espionage

posted onSeptember 3, 2018
by l33tdawg
Credit: Forbes

Apple Macs are rarely the target of digital espionage. But in recent years, a mysterious hacker crew called WindShift has targeted specific individuals working in government departments and critical infrastructure across the Middle East. And they’re exploiting weaknesses believed to affect all Apple Mac models.

Working Apple-1 computer could sell for price of a supercar

posted onAugust 26, 2018
by l33tdawg
Credit: CNet

Another rare original Apple computer is hitting the auction block and while its hardware isn't a marvel of speed by today's standards, it's still expected to fetch about as much as the going price for a snazzy new supercar.

Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak produced about 200 Apple-1 computers in the mid-1970s and around 60 of those are known to still exist today. Every so often one pops up at auction and manages to sell for a price that could easily purchase a home in most locations.

North Korean Hackers Suspected of Creating Mac-Based Malware

posted onAugust 23, 2018
by l33tdawg
Credit: PC Mag

Mac users beware. North Korean hackers appear to be developing malware that can infect your computer.

Security firm Kaspersky Lab uncovered the macOS-based malware while investigating a hack at an unnamed cryptocurrency exchange in Asia. The breach was sourced back to an email that convinced a company employee to download a third-party app for trading virtual currencies.

MacOS Mojave won’t support Back to My Mac; Apple suggests pricier alternatives

posted onAugust 21, 2018
by l33tdawg
Credit: Arstechnica

Mac users began receiving alerts that Apple will end support for its Back to My Mac feature when macOS Mojave comes out this fall. The iCloud feature lets users remotely connect one Mac to another for file transfers and screen sharing. Users could create a network of multiple Macs and access information from any of them on one of the connected devices.

Melbourne teen allegedly hacked Apple, court told

posted onAugust 16, 2018
by l33tdawg
Credit: The Age

A teenager is reported to have pleaded guilty to the Children’s Court in Melbourne in relation to allegedly hacking into Apple’s internal systems and downloading 90GB of files.

The teenager cannot be named for legal reasons.

Apple pulls iOS 12 beta 7 OTA update amid performance woes

posted onAugust 14, 2018
by l33tdawg
Credit: Apple Insider

The latest iOS 12 beta 7 over-the-air update has been made temporarily unavailable as Apple investigates reports of unexpected performance issues associated with the release.

The company pulled access to OTA beta 7 downloads about three hours after the update went live on Monday.

New Bug Lets Hackers Compromise Macs During The Setup Process

posted onAugust 10, 2018
by l33tdawg
Credit: Uber Gizmo

It is generally thought that a computer fresh from the factory is pretty much as secure as it gets, before software is installed and it is connected to the internet. However that might not be the case with Apple’s Mac computer as security researchers have discovered a bug that could allow Macs to be hacked even before the user logs in for the first time.

Wipe your iPhone before selling it, because if you don't you might get your data stolen

posted onJuly 26, 2018
by l33tdawg
Credit: Apple Insider

Make sure you remove all your personal information before you sell or trade your #iPhone in because if you don't, the consequences can be creepy and dangerous as one Ontario teenager discovered. AppleInsider recounts the tale, and shows you how to avoid the same fate.

There are those of us who hang on to our old iPhones and build up a stash of them for no reason that we can quite justify. More often, though, we can see our outdated devices as being cash to put towards a new phone. When even a broken iPhone is worth something in trade, you have to be tempted.

Apple's 2018 iPhones will use Intel modems, Qualcomm seemingly confirms

posted onJuly 25, 2018
by l33tdawg
Credit: Business Insider

 Qualcomm's CFO, George Davis, just seemingly confirmed a major detail about this year's iPhones during an earnings conference call on Wednesday.

The iPhones coming out this fall are not going to use Qualcomm modems — leaving only one real company that could provide the chip design: Intel.