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Apple Snuck In Update That Causes Locked iPhones To Reboot If Not Opened For a Period Of Time

B. Simmons November 10, 2024 0 Comment

Cops freaked out about it. On Thursday, 404 Media reported on an unusual phenomenon: iPhones that were locked for an indeterminate period of time were rebooting. This, quite naturally, caused police officials some degree...

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Reolink Announces Argus 4 Pro The World’s 1st Day & Night Color Vision Home Security Camera

Team GAMBIT June 24, 2024

Reolink Argus 4 Pro sets a new standard in the industry with 180-degree blindspot-free images and all-day color vision in 4K UHD resolution. The fine folks over at Reolink, a renowned home security solution...

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Entire Patreon Security Team Gets Laid Off

B. Simmons September 13, 2022

“Alright, Gramps, so next you need to delete System 32…” Reports have come in that Patreon has let their entire security team go. Granted, that apparently like, 5 people, but still. Not exactly the...

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Windows 10 Security Defeated By Plugging In Razer Peripherals

B. Simmons August 23, 2021

As long as you have physical access, ~$20 bypasses all that security. Thanks to a bug in Razer’s device installer, Windows 10’s security measures are easily defeated by simply plugging in any Razer peripheral....

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Arrest Made in Capital One Data Breach Case

B. Simmons July 29, 2019

Quick turnaround, I must say. Earlier today, Capital One announced that they suffered a massive data breach on July 19th, compromising the data of over 100 million customers across the US and Canada. According...

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Might Want To Be Careful When Playing Certain Files In VLC

B. Simmons July 23, 2019

It’s no big deal, just keep it in mind for a little bit. VLC is a pretty frequently used media player. It doesn’t exactly hurt that it’s free, either. There is, however a security...

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The Intel Chip Flaw And How To Deal With It

B. Simmons May 15, 2019

You’ve probably already dealt with it. So a number of vulnerabilities in Intel chips exist that allow attackers to steal data directly from the processor. Which is super bad. The good news, though, is...

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You Should Update EA’s Origin Client ASAP

B. Simmons April 17, 2019

Oh boy, is it not a good thing. EA hasn’t exactly had a great year. And considering that, well things fall through the cracks. Which is mostly why it might be a good idea...

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You Should Probably Update Google Chrome… Like Right Now

B. Simmons March 6, 2019

Security ahoy The previous version of Google Chrome was discovered to have a security flaw. And said flaw was under active attack as well. So it might be a good idea to make sure...

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Facebook Tracks The Location Of “Credible Threats”

B. Simmons February 15, 2019

Whatever you do, don’t bring up that time he killed a goat with a laser gun. Via CNBC, Facebook apparently keeps a list of people their security team is supposed to look out for....

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California Eyes Data Privacy Policy like Europe’s GDPR

B. Simmons May 29, 2018

“Hold my beer.” Europe’s GDPR has already had a demonstrable effect on online businesses, both big and small. And naturally, California looked at that, and decided it was a good idea. Because why not...

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Apple’s macOS is Currently “Turtle on Back” Vulnerable

B. Simmons November 29, 2017

Mac fans still say macs are safer. As it turns out, Apple’s macOS High Sierra has a really bad bug. Specifically, one that could give someone complete access over your account. Lemi Orhan Ergin,...