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Secure Your Stuff Friday: Twitch and Licenses – TMO Daily Observations 2021-10-08

Kelly Guimont · October 8, 2021 · Add Comment

Andrew Orr and Kelly Guimont talk about the latest Security Friday headlines including Twitch and a new standard for ID on phones.

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Security Friday and a Hitchhiker's Guide – TMO Daily Observations 2021-04-16

Kelly Guimont · April 16, 2021 · Add Comment

Andrew Orr joins host Kelly Guimont to discuss Security Friday news, and a very helpful Hitchhiker’s Guide (not that one).

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How to Clean Up Facebook (Data) Leakage – TMO Daily Observations 2021-04-06

Kelly Guimont · April 6, 2021 · Add Comment

Today Andrew Orr joins host Kelly Guimont to discuss why there’s new headlines about an old data leak, and what you can do to protect yourself.

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Security Friday, Google Alternatives – TMO Daily Observations 2021-01-21

Kelly Guimont · January 22, 2021 · Add Comment

Andrew Orr joins host Kelly Guimont to discuss the latest Security Friday news, and alternatives to some Google services (now including Fitbit).

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Security Friday! News Roundup and Location Data – TMO Daily Observations 2020-10-09

Kelly Guimont · October 9, 2020 · Add Comment

Andrew Orr joins host Kelly Guimont to discuss the latest news for Security Friday, and talk about location data on iOS and why it matters.

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Get Around Those YouTube Ads With a Simple Hack
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Get Around Those YouTube Ads With a Simple Hack

Jeff Butts · June 12, 2020

If you’re one of those folks who looks for ways to get around those YouTube ads, you’ll be interested in this simple hack posted on Reddit.

Dell Customer Data Targeted in Cyber Attack
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Dell Customer Data Targeted in Cyber Attack

Charlotte Henry · November 29, 2018

Dell has revealed that it suffered a cybersecurity attack but says it does not believe any customer data was extracted.

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Sennheiser Headphones Plus Mac Equals Vulnerability

Andrew Orr · November 29, 2018

The company has already sent out a fix, but let’s find out what happened.

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Hacker Team Recovers Deleted iPhone Photos

Andrew Orr · November 16, 2018

The team—Fluoroacetate—was crowned Master of Pwn with 45 points.

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Hacker Tried to Sell iCloud Data, Appeared in Court

Andrew Orr · October 18, 2018

Mr. Albayrak filmed himself accessing certain accounts and tried to blackmail Apple

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Apple Apologizes for Chinese Apple ID Hacks

Andrew Orr · October 16, 2018

Apple has apologized over a string of Chinese Apple ID hacks. Certain Apple customers were victims of a phishing attack.

Bloomberg Says More Supermicro Servers Have China Spy Hacks
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Bloomberg Says More Supermicro Servers Have China Spy Hacks

Jeff Gamet · October 10, 2018

Last week it was Chinese government spy chips, and now it’s hacked Ethernet ports in Supermicro servers. So says Bloomberg in a new report.

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CSS iPhone Hack Will Crash and Restart Your Phone

Andrew Orr · September 17, 2018

A web-based CSS iPhone hack has the ability to crash and restart your phone with just a few lines of code, exploiting weaknesses in WebKit.

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Charter Security Flaw Just Exposed Customer Data for Millions

Andrew Orr · August 27, 2018

Charter won’t say how many people have been affected, although the company claims that the flaws weren’t actually exploited.

MDM Hack Targeted 13 iPhones With Malicious Apps
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MDM Hack Targeted 13 iPhones With Malicious Apps

Andrew Orr · July 16, 2018

Cisco’s Talos Intelligence Group discovered the MDM hack.

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Redesigning the World Wide Web, Hacking USB Restricted Mode - TMO Daily Observations 2018-07-10

Jeff Gamet · July 10, 2018 · Add Comment

Bryan Chaffin and John Martellaro join Jeff Gamet to talk about Tim Berners-Lee’s push to make a new world wide web, plus look at a report saying there’s an easy workaround to iOS 11.4.1’s USB Restricted Mode.

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This Simple Back Door Hack for Your Mac is Exactly Why FileVault Should be Enabled
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This Simple Back Door Hack for Your Mac is Exactly Why FileVault Should be Enabled

Jeff Gamet · May 11, 2018

There’s a stunningly simple way to create a back door into your Mac using just the tools included with macOS, but all it takes to defeat the threat is FileVault.

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How to Increase Your iPhone's Memory from 16GB to 128GB

Jeff Gamet · April 11, 2018

Let’s say you want more storage in your iPhone. No problem, if you get the right flash memory chip, have the right gear to duplicate what’s on the original, and are confident with your soldering skills. Strange Parts did just that, and it worked! Check out their video to see the whole process.

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Apple's microLED Plant, iPhone Hacking GrayKey - TMO Daily Observations 2018-03-19

Jeff Gamet · March 19, 2018 · Add Comment

John Martellaro and Bryan Chaffin join Jeff Gamet to talk about Apple’s microLED facility in California, plus iPhone security and the GrayKey hacking device.

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iMac Pro Pricing and Configurations, Hacked Password Database - TMO Daily Observations 2017-12-14

Jeff Gamet · December 14, 2017 · Add Comment

Bryan Chaffin and Andrew Orr join Jeff Gamet to look at iMac Pro pricing and configurations, plus Andrew fills us in on a huge online login credentials database.

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Hacked Password Database Found to Contain 1.4 Billion Credentials
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Hacked Password Database Found to Contain 1.4 Billion Credentials

Andrew Orr · December 13, 2017

Research into the database is still ongoing, with 4iQ posting a few updates yesterday.

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New Face ID Mask Hack, Apple's Gesture Patent - TMO Daily Observations 2017-11-28

Jeff Gamet · November 28, 2017 · Add Comment

Bryan Chaffin and Andrew Orr join Jeff Gamet to share their thoughts on the latest Face ID mask hack, plus they take a look at Apple’s gesture-based interface patent that could come to the Mac.

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Hacking Face ID, DOJ Still Hates Encryption - TMO Daily Observations 2017-11-13

Jeff Gamet · November 13, 2017 · 2 Comments

Bryan Chaffin and Andrew Orr join Jeff Gamet to look at a report from a security company that hacked the iPhone X Face ID, plus they discuss the DOJ’s new push for encryption back doors.

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The Bigger Yahoo! Security Breach, APFS Explained - TMO Daily Observations 2017-10-04

Jeff Gamet · October 4, 2017 · Add Comment

John Martellaro and Kelly Guimont join Jeff Gamet to update everyone on the massive Yahoo! security breach, plus John explains APFS containers and volumes.

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