October 10, 2018
Apple Said to Have ‘Dramatically Reduced’ Multi-Billion-Dollar iPhone Repair Fraud in China
Source: Apple Said to Have ‘Dramatically Reduced’ Multi-Billion-Dollar iPhone Repair Fraud in China
Google exposed the private data of hundreds of thousands of users of the Google+ social network, though it didn’t find evidence of misuse. The company opted not to disclose the issue this past spring, in part because of fears doing so would draw regulatory scrutiny. Source: Google Exposed User Data, Feared Repercussions of Disclosing to Public – WSJ
October 10, 2018
Voice Phishing Scams Are Getting More Clever — Krebs on Security
Source: Voice Phishing Scams Are Getting More Clever — Krebs on Security
October 10, 2018
Apple’s secret repair kill switch hasn’t been activated—yet
According to an internal Apple service document, any Mac with a T2 chip now requires proprietary diagnostics to complete certain repairs. It’s been lauded by tech publications as a certified bricking machine for third-party repair technicians, but we decided to put it to the test just to make sure. Source: Apple’s secret repair kill switch hasn’t been activated—yet
October 10, 2018
Microsoft pulls Windows 10 October Update (version 1809) | ZDNet
Microsoft cites problems with the latest update package deleting user files. Source: Microsoft pulls Windows 10 October Update (version 1809) | ZDNet