Green bubble trouble — how Apple geniously employs dark psychology with iMessage | #ios | #apple | #iossecurity | #cybersecurity | #hacker

“So what? Android users get lime-green chat bubbles. What’s the big deal?” some may say. If you, as an iPhone user, ever caught yourself thinking, “Green?! Ugh! It’s a lowly Android user!” you’ve been played like a fiddle — or better yet — a pawn in one of Apple’s most……

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Optus branding to be taken off Optus Stadium as telco battles after hack | #government | #hacking | #cyberattack | #cybersecurity | #hacker

Massive screens will be erected to cover Optus branding at one of the country’s biggest stadiums this week – but not for the reason you might think. Perth’s Optus Stadium will have the telco giant’s internal branding removed inside the stadium and blocked on the exterior due to a clause……

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Albania weighed invoking NATO’s Article 5 over Iranian cyberattack | #government | #hacking | #cyberattack | #cybersecurity | #hacker

“I have too much respect for our friends and our allies to tell them what they should do,” Rama said. “We are always very careful to be very humble in our assessments.” The discussion inside the Albanian government over triggering Article Five underscores the ongoing debate as to whether a……

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Meta Says It Has Busted More Than 400 Login-Stealing Apps This Year | #macos | #macsecurity | #cybersecurity | #hacker

Both Apple and Google have struggled for years to keep malicious apps out of their official mobile app stores and away from users’ phones. Simple programs like flashlight apps, photo editing tools, and games can mask efforts to grab user data, authorize rogue charges, or steal login credentials to a……

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New macOS vulnerability lets malicious applications bypass security checks   | #macos | #macsecurity | #cybersecurity | #hacker

Security researchers have released details about a new macOS vulnerability in Archive Utility that could be exploited to execute malicious applications in a way that bypasses Apple’s security checks.   The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2002-32910, was discovered in macOS Monterey 12.5 by Jamf Threat Labs, an Apple device management firm. Jamf……

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Contract talks delayed between Montgomery teachers, school system | #coronavirus | #kids. | #children | #schools | #sextrafficing | #childsaftey | #cybersecurity | #hacker

Contract negotiations between Maryland’s largest school system and its teachers union are being held up over a disagreement on the ground rules, and the two entities are blaming each other. The Montgomery County Education Association — which represents about 14,000 educators — wants the entire negotiation process for its next……

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Big U.S. Banks Are Stiffing Account Takeover Victims – Krebs on Security | #linux | #linuxsecurity | #cybersecurity | #hacker

When U.S. consumers have their online bank accounts hijacked and plundered by hackers, U.S. financial institutions are legally obligated to reverse any unauthorized transactions as long as the victim reports the fraud in a timely manner. But new data released this week suggests that for some of the nation’s largest……

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Daily Financial Regulation Update — Friday, October 7, 2022 | Paul Hastings LLP | #macos | #macsecurity | #cybersecurity | #hacker

Federal Agencies U.S. Department of the Treasury Treasury Announces $1 Billion Loan for Clean Technology Fund, Advancing U.S. Climate Commitments and Just Energy Transition Partnerships October 6, 2022 U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen announced that Treasury has signed a loan agreement for the Clean Technology Fund—a multilateral……

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New macOS Archive Utility Vulnerability Allows Malware to Bypass Gatekeeper Security, But An Update Patches the Hole | #macos | #macsecurity | #cybersecurity | #hacker

Highlighting the need to keep your Mac up-to-date with the latest operating system updates, security researchers announced a new threat. A vulnerability in the macOS Archive Utility could lead to unwanted software bypassing Gatekeeper security measures. Apple patched the hole months ago, so you should be safe if you regularly……

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Sick of Yellow Links in Notes? Make Them Any Color You Want with These Hidden iPhone, iPad, and Mac Settings « iOS & iPhone :: Gadget Hacks | #macos | #macsecurity | #cybersecurity | #hacker

If you’re tired of the default yellow link colors in your Notes app, which I find hard to look at in light mode, there’s a way to change them to another color on your iPhone, iPad, and/or Mac. It’s not a perfect solution since you can’t simply change the link……

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