It’s time for our Weekly IT Security News Wrap-up. Here are the stories that caught our eye this week:
Cortana Hack Lets You Change Passwords on Locked PCs
Microsoft has patched the vulnerability in the Cortana smart assistant that could have allowed an attacker with access to a locked computer to use the smart assistant and access data on the device, execute malicious code, or even change the PC’s password to access the device in its entirety.
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Facebook Bug Caused New Posts by 14 Million Users to be Shared Publicly
Facebook just can’t get it together as we learn about another major privacy breach on their platform. This time it was caused by an internal bug that caused any new posts created by 14 million Facebook users to be posted publicly rather than using their default setting.
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Smartwatches and Fitness Trackers can Spy Your ATM PIN Number & Unlock Smartphone
IoT extends the connectivity of physical devices beyond the standard devices; it affects the daily lives of the users and their information security. Wearables increase the efficiency of data gathering, researchers from the University of Michigan and the University of South Carolina found it is possible to add thousands of steps to a Fitbit using sound waves at different frequencies.
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Apple Releases Security Updates for macOS, iOS, Safari, More
Apple has released security updates this week for seven products —macOS, iOS, watchOS, iTunes for Windows, tvOS, iCloud for Windows, and Safari. Out of all the vulnerabilities patched this week, two stands out, mainly because they affect the kernels of macOS, iOS, watchOS, and tvOS alike.
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