The incredible M4 Macs create Apple’s biggest challenge yet
As the cavalcade of M4 Macs rained down upon us last week, it became clear that Apple has established a solid rhythm for updates to its processor line. So far, it’s been four years and…
November 2024
November 2024
TikTok Pixel Privacy Nightmare: A New Case Study
Nov 14, 2024The Hacker NewsData Privacy / Compliance Advertising on TikTok is the obvious choice for any company trying to reach a young market, and especially so if it happens to be a travel company,…
US confirms China-backed hackers breached telecom providers to steal wiretap data
The U.S. government has confirmed that hackers with links to China breached multiple U.S. telecommunication service providers to access the wiretap systems used by law enforcement to surveil Americans. In a joint statement published on…
New RustyAttr Malware Targets macOS Through Extended Attribute Abuse
Nov 14, 2024Ravie LakshmananCryptojacking / Threat Intelligence Threat actors have been found leveraging a new technique that abuses extended attributes for macOS files to smuggle a new malware called RustyAttr. The Singaporean cybersecurity company has…
Why Apple maxes out at two active SIM/eSIMs on its hardware
Why can’t you have three cellular network IDs on your iPhone or iPad active at once–two eSIMs and one SIM or three eSIMs? Or even more? You might think Apple is trying to frustrate you.…
Every iPhone and Mac Apple chip benchmarked
At the heart of every Apple device is an Apple processor. Apple has been using its own chips in its iPhones and iPads for more than a decade, while Apple silicon in the Mac is…
Apple faces £3 billion legal claim over alleged competition law breaches
Around 40 million Apple customers in the U.K. could be entitled to an average payout of £70 if a major new legal challenge is successful. The consumer publication Which? has announced what it describes as…
Russian Hackers Exploit New NTLM Flaw to Deploy RAT Malware via Phishing Emails
Nov 14, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Vulnerability A newly patched security flaw impacting Windows NT LAN Manager (NTLM) was exploited as a zero-day by a suspected Russia-linked actor as part of cyber attacks targeting Ukraine. The…
IBM boosts entire quantum computing stack
By making small adjustments to the frequency that the qubits are operating at, it’s possible to avoid these problems. This can be done when the Heron chip is being calibrated before it’s opened for general…
Lawyer allegedly hacked with spyware names NSO founders in lawsuit
A lawyer who was allegedly hacked with government-grade spyware made by the infamous surveillance tech maker NSO Group has filed a complaint in court against two of the company’s founders and one executive. It appears…