iHeartMedia announced upcoming automotive integrations for its iHeartRadio music streaming service and new partnerships at CES.
Texas Sees Surge in Iranian Cyber Attacks
Texas officials say they’ve seen an increase in Iranian cyber attacks. Over the past two days as many as “10,000 probes…per minute” came from the country.
Speaking after a meeting of the Texas Domestic Terrorism Task Force, of which she’s a member, Crawford of the state information resources agency said as far as she knows, none of the attempted cyberattacks on state government networks originating in Iran have been successful.
App Store Brought in $1.4 Billion Between Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve
Apple celebrated its services, revealing that customers spent a record-breaking $1.42 billion between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve 2019.
Apple Files Trademark for Dark Mode Icons
Apple filed a trademark today that shows a Dark Mode version of the Apple Music icon. It’s possible they could appear in iOS 14.
Here’s What Data is Accessible With Cloud Forensics
When a company like Cellebrite or GrayKey use their devices to break into your iPhone, it’s not just your local data that can be accessed. Using various types of “cloud forensics” or cloud extraction technology, they can get your data in the cloud as well. It’s a long read but worth it.
Cellebrite’s UFED Cloud Analyzer, for example, uses login credentials that can be extracted from the device to then pull a history of searches, visited pages, voice search recording and translations from Google web history and view text searches conducted with Chrome and Safari on iOS devices backed-up iCloud.
CES – Speck's Presidio2 Cases Use Air Capsules to Suspend and Protect your iPhone
LAS VEGAS – At Pepcom here at CES on Monday, Speck was showing off their latest Presidio2 line of cases that use Presidio2 Armor Cloud technology. Like an air bag for your iPhone, Presidio2 incorporates air capsules around edge to resist damage upon impact, cushioning your iPhone when it falls and keeping things safe. Expect to see these available in the spring.
Travelex Infected With Sodinokibi Ransomware, Attacker Wants $3M
A cyber attack infected international foreign currency exchange Travelex with Sodinokibi ransomware. The attackers are demanding US$3 million.
The attack occurred on December 31 and affected some Travelex services. This prompted the company to take offline all its computer systems, a precaution meant “to protect data and prevent the spread of the virus.”
We were told that they deleted the backup files and that the ransom demanded was $3 million; if not paid in seven days (countdown likely started on December 31), the attackers said they will publish the data they stole.
CES - Chronolife Debuts Medical Monitoring Solution with Nexkin
LAS VEGAS, NV — Chronolife is showing Nexkin, a wearable medical monitoring solution, at CES Unveiled 2020.
CES 2020: AURA Strap for Apple Watch Launches in April
Last year at CES 2019 AURA announced an Apple Watch smart strap that could measure body composition, and it ships in April.
MoneyWiz 3 Personal Finance: $19.99
We have a deal on MoneyWiz 3, a personal finance app for the Mac, with 4.4 stars out of 5 on the Mac App Store. You can enter transactions manually, import bank statements or connect to your bank for automatic updates. It also features budgets and its own cloud syncing service. This app is $19.99 through our deal, and it includes and license for the Standard Version (normally $49.99) that includes multi-device sync but excludes online banking access.
