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Apple released a slew of updates this week to fix a couple of zero-days targeting Intel-based Macs. So why did we have to update our iPhones? We’ll explore. First though - bad guys in Switzerland are sending malware by mail. Like - physical mail. How does that work and what can we learn? Find out on this edition of The Checklist brought to you by SecureMac.
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This week, we’re diving into iOS 18’s “inactivity reboot.” Also - a North Korean phishing attack aimed at Macs that is so easy to thwart, plus NordPass is out with its list of the most common passwords of 2024 - and they’re even worse than you might imagine.
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The NosillaCast Podcast’s Allison Sheridan joins host Ken Ray to talk about Apple’s password management app - cleverly called “Passwords.” Her thinking on the app has evolved. She'll tell us why on Checklist No. 399 - brought to you by SecureMac.
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Even if you’ve never been a United Health customer and even if you’ve never heard of Change Healthcare - you can be a victim of the Change Healthcare data breach! Just ask show host Ken Ray! He had to learn firsthand about credit freezes this week - learning he will share with us on Checklist No. 398, brought to you by SecureMac.
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We are under two weeks from this year’s election - after which, there may be danger. The intelligence community is tracking plans by foreign actors to incite violence in the U.S. between now and Inauguration Day. We will look at what they’re seeing and how we might avoid it. Plus - updates from Apple next week. We’ll talk about why you should download them with singing! It's all on Checklist No. 397, brought to you by SecureMac.
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We’re following up on two of the biggest data breach stories in the last year - the loss of data on millions by 23andMe and on hundreds of millions by National Public Data. What 23andMe might do next is shocking, while the behind-the-scenes story of NPD is baffling. We’ll hit it all on Checklist No. 396, brought to to you by SecureMac.
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It is new iPhone season. Whether yours is new or not, we’ll go over some tips for keeping your iPhone from getting stolen, keeping bad guys from accessing it if it does get stolen, and how to go about getting it back. Plus - politicians, voters, celebrities and A.I. We’re tackling so much on Checklist No. 395, brought to to you by SecureMac.
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It is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and we want to make you aware of it! Passwords, multi-factor authentication, software updates, and more. You may know about such things, but this is one to share with friends and family. Make them cybersecurity aware with Checklist No. 394, brought to to you by SecureMac.
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Two disappointments and a heaping helping of worry on this week’s show. We’re worried about the upcoming U.S. elections, though the FBI and CISA say there may be reason to worry less. Disappointments include Apple dropping a lawsuit against NSO Group and bad guys misusing American treasure Tom Hanks. We’ll hit all of that on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac.
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As this show goes out, we’re about 72-hours from the release of iOS 18, macOS 15 Sequoia, watchOS 11, and the rest of the usual OS suspects. Lots of privacy and security stuff - as well as general health and safety. We’re hitting some of the big ones on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac.
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There’s a new sextortion scam out there. You really don’t have to worry about it though - IF you know what to watch for. We’ll tell you more. Plus - reports of a new round of QR code phishing at some beach towns. We’ll fill you in on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac.
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On this week’s show:
- A phishing test that seems to have gone too far…
- Spying and hacking in unsuspecting ways…
- And maybe it’s time to call in the philosophers…
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We are revisiting the the National Public Data leak this week. You know… the one that probably exposed your info as well as the info of every citizen of Canada, the UK, and the US? We’ll talk about finding out whether your data was compromised and what to do if it was. Plus - continued fallout from the New Hampshire primary/AI Joe Biden robocall.
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If you live in Canada, the UK, or the US, it looks like a lot of your aggregated personal info has been leaked. Like - one big leak. 2.7 billion files just… out there. We’ll tell you more. Plus - you may be worried about safety and A.I., but are you worried enough? MIT doesn’t think so - we’ll tell you why.
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On this episode - Getting creepy face-time with your favorite sports team, banking in India makes a serious security move, and subtracting four zeroes for security. So much to hit on this edition of The Checklist brought to you by SecureMac.
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Apple is upping its intelligence quotient. The Cupertino-company let slip the first bits of Apple Intelligence to developers this week, with betas for the OS after next. We’ll hit some security features tied into that. Plus - the operating systems we’ve already got got updates this week with a lot of security fixes. We’ll touch on those on this edition of The Checklist brought to you by SecureMac.
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It was sort of surprising when Google announced years ago that it planned to block third-party cookies from its Chrome browser. This prompted a few questions like - what are cookies? Why did Google pledge that? And why did it eventually change its corporate mind? We’ll try to answer those questions of this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac.
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AT&T has lost info on roughly one-third of the US population. Relax! They’ve plugged that hole... now. We’ll look at what was lost, revisit the Ticketmaster hack, and find out if there’s a Snowflake’s chance of fixing any of it on Checklist No. 384, brought to you by Securemac.
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The ChatGPT app for Mac had a pretty big privacy and security problem, even if parent company OpenAI didn’t think so. They fixed it anyway - we’ll tell you why. Also, some bad guy may have peeked behind the DM screen at user info on Roll20. Make your saving throw! This is The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac!
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In the movies, bad guys are often taken down by a tech vulnerability. This week, we revisit our look at how best practices could make bad guys better at being bad.
Where Khan went wrong Some of the Empire’s greatest mistakes And who are these aliens messing up our Independence Day?Check out our show notes:
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