Security: Updates, Windows, Apple, and FUD
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Security updates for Wednesday
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Hackers Can Use Cortana To Compromise A Locked Windows PC [Ed: Misses the point that Microsoft, by virtue of turning all these PCs into listening devices for Big Brother, already compromised them all.]
Cortana is the AI-powered digital assistant that has one of its homes in Windows 10. It can do various tasks such as opening apps, doing simple math, suggest discount coupons, etc. But an Israel-based researcher duo, Tal Be’ery and Amichai Shulman, have discovered another thing Cortana can do. It can provide hackers a way to hack a Windows 10 PC, even if it’s locked.
An attacker can issue voice commands to Cortana and redirect the computer to a non-HTTPS website. The task is accomplished by attaching a USB network adapter to the target PC which intercepts the traffic and redirects the computer to the attacker’s malicious site to download malware.
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iPhone Locked For 48 Years After 2-Year-Old Enters Wrong Passcode [Ed: Worry not, there are back doors for this bogus privacy and bogus security as FBI has already proven]
What is the worst thing that can happen when you enter a wrong passcode on your iPhone? Ask this Chinese woman who is the mother of a two-year-old.
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Open-source Exim remote attack bug: 400,000 servers still vulnerable, patch now [Ed: Liam Tung makes an anti-FOSS piece out of admins who did not patch their server. Is CBS lacking actual news to report?]
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Exim vulnerability opens 400,000 servers to remote code execution
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New vulnerability in Exim software allows hackers to gain control of your mail server
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Patch now! Half a million Exim mail servers need an urgent update
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Buffer overflow in Unix mailer Exim imperils 400,000 email servers
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400,000 servers at risk if open-source Exim remote attack bug is left unpatched
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Securing open source leading up to GDPR enforcement [Ed: New Microsoft/Black Duck anti-FOSS drivel. Who writes this nonsense? Look at the arguments, it's pathetic dross.]
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Snyk raises $7M to secure usage of open-source software for developers [Ed: Synk has mostly spread FUD and Microsoft-centric propaganda about FOSS. It's no friend.]
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