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Hacker News: Apple silently uploads your passwords and keeps them

Nov 1, 2024

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Source URL: https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2024/10/4.html Source: Hacker News Title: Apple silently uploads your passwords and keeps them Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant privacy concern regarding Apple’s iCloud Keychain feature, which appears to retain user passwords even after disabling iCloud Keychain. This has implications for security and data privacy…

The Register: Apple throws shade on pokey AI PCs, claims its maxed out M4 chips are 4x faster

Oct 31, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/31/apple_m4_ai_chip/ Source: The Register Title: Apple throws shade on pokey AI PCs, claims its maxed out M4 chips are 4x faster Feedly Summary: Busy week for Cupertino sees shrunken Mac minis, updated lappies, and new SoCs With the arrival of its M4 silicon on the Mac this week, Apple wants the world to…

Cloud Blog: Hybrid Russian Espionage and Influence Campaign Aims to Compromise Ukrainian Military Recruits and Deliver Anti-Mobilization Narratives

Oct 28, 2024

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/russian-espionage-influence-ukrainian-military-recruits-anti-mobilization-narratives/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Hybrid Russian Espionage and Influence Campaign Aims to Compromise Ukrainian Military Recruits and Deliver Anti-Mobilization Narratives Feedly Summary: In September 2024, Google Threat Intelligence Group (consisting of Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) and Mandiant) discovered UNC5812, a suspected Russian hybrid espionage and influence operation, delivering Windows and Android…

Hacker News: Show HN: Ezcrypt – A file encryption tool (simple, strong, public domain)

Oct 27, 2024

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Source URL: https://codeberg.org/ezcrypt/ezcrypt Source: Hacker News Title: Show HN: Ezcrypt – A file encryption tool (simple, strong, public domain) Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The provided text describes “ezcrypt,” a robust file encryption tool notable for its strong cryptographic features, user-friendly interface, and high-level security measures against various attack vectors. This…

Hacker News: A brief history of Mac firmware

Oct 27, 2024

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Source URL: https://eclecticlight.co/2024/10/26/a-brief-history-of-mac-firmware/ Source: Hacker News Title: A brief history of Mac firmware Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides an in-depth examination of the evolution of firmware in Apple Macs, focusing on significant architectural changes and associated security implications. It highlights how firmware management has transitioned over years, particularly…

The Register: Just how private is Apple’s Private Cloud Compute? You can test it to find out

Oct 25, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/25/apple_private_cloud_compute/ Source: The Register Title: Just how private is Apple’s Private Cloud Compute? You can test it to find out Feedly Summary: Also updates bug bounty program with $1M payout In June, Apple used its Worldwide Developer Conference to announce the creation of the Private Cloud Compute platform to run its AI Intelligence…

AWS News Blog: EC2 Image Builder now supports building and testing macOS images

Oct 23, 2024

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Source URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/ec2-image-builder-now-supports-building-and-testing-macos-images/ Source: AWS News Blog Title: EC2 Image Builder now supports building and testing macOS images Feedly Summary: Streamline workflows, automate installs like Xcode, and centralize management across operating systems. Set up pipelines building versioned, validated AMIs for your macOS workloads. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The announcement of macOS support in…

Simon Willison’s Weblog: Running prompts against images and PDFs with Google Gemini

Oct 23, 2024

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Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Oct/23/prompt-gemini/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Running prompts against images and PDFs with Google Gemini Feedly Summary: Running prompts against images and PDFs with Google Gemini New TIL. I’ve been experimenting with the Google Gemini APIs for running prompts against images and PDFs (in preparation for finally adding multi-modal support to LLM) –…

The Register: macOS HM Surf vuln might already be under exploit by major malware family

Oct 21, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/21/microsoft_macos_hm_surf/ Source: The Register Title: macOS HM Surf vuln might already be under exploit by major malware family Feedly Summary: Like keeping your camera and microphone private? Patch up In revealing details about a vulnerability that threatens the privacy of Apple fans, Microsoft urges all macOS users to update their systems.… AI Summary…

Microsoft Security Blog: New macOS vulnerability, “HM Surf”, could lead to unauthorized data access

Oct 19, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/17/new-macos-vulnerability-hm-surf-could-lead-to-unauthorized-data-access/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: New macOS vulnerability, “HM Surf”, could lead to unauthorized data access Feedly Summary: Microsoft Threat Intelligence uncovered a macOS vulnerability that could potentially allow an attacker to bypass the operating system’s Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) technology and gain unauthorized access to a user’s protected data. The…

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