An 18year-old, German researcher (Linus Henze) has found a serious, zero day password leak vulnerability in macOS’s key store, but he refuses to share the technical details with Apple. Turns out, Apple only offers iOS bug bounties, not macOS ones, and this researcher is protesting that fact. Watch the video below to learn more about this critical vulnerability, and where my … [Read more...]
Password Checkup – Security Byte
If you are like me, you are probably sick of the constant deluge of credential and password leaks. It seems like big businesses are losing our credentials every other day. How is a IT professional supposed to keep their passwords safe? Well, the simple answer is password managers and multi-factor authentication (MFA). That said, if you are someone that doesn’t always change … [Read more...]
Board Meeting Phish – Security Byte
A security company called GreatHorn recently detected a relatively prevalent spear phishing email targeting C-level executives, warning them about a change in their board meeting. The malicious email appears to come from the targeted company’s CEO and informs them that they have to reschedule a board meeting. However, if you interact with the email you may end up giving away … [Read more...]
FaceTime Snooping – Security Byte
What would you do if I told you that attackers might be able to access your iPhone’s mic and camera when you least suspected it? If you are like me, you’d probably be upset. Yet, that is exactly the case due to a new FaceTime vulnerability involving its group call option. Late last week, the world became aware of a new FaceTime flaw that could allow someone to listen to and see … [Read more...]
PewDiePwns Nest Cameras – Security Byte
A week ago, I covered how hackers were pwning printers and ChromeCasts in PewDiePie’s name, with the goal of elevating the subscribers to his channel. Unfortunately, these misguided PewDiePie fans continue to go too far, this time hacking Nest web cameras. In one case, they hacked a baby camera here in Washington state, and used it to yell obscenities at a baby. Watch today’s … [Read more...]
