IllNess

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[–] IllNess@infosec.pub 2 points 1 week ago

This happened to me a few times. It forced me to stop updating until the software I need required it.

[–] IllNess@infosec.pub 1 points 1 week ago

Samsung Galaxy S24 has this too.

[–] IllNess@infosec.pub 6 points 1 week ago

I got an authentic looking email using a spoofed email address from my host. The red flag was I didn't register my domain name with them. That's the only reason why I checked the raw message.

[–] IllNess@infosec.pub 4 points 1 week ago

I never heard of Boox.

I might get the Palma to replace my nearly dead Sony Reader.

Thank you for bringing that brand to my attention.

[–] IllNess@infosec.pub 29 points 1 week ago

Looks like they used to understand that piracy lead to sales.

If people don't buy the content, they might buy merchandise.

Or if they have a favorite they sampled, they can buy the physical copy for their collection.

[–] IllNess@infosec.pub 18 points 1 week ago (2 children)

They should slow down the major releases. No one is buying a Mac for new OS features. They are buying Macs for the processor, name brand, ease of use, compatibility, and/or they need it to develope software for Apple products.

I don't know of anyone talking about how the new widget system works with the desktop and the quick sidebar now. Or how they have new video backgrounds. Or how they made thr login screen icons smaller for no reason.

[–] IllNess@infosec.pub 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I mean, it can be used as a toilet paper receptacle. Just because you didn't buy it, doesn't mean you can't review it. People review and return stuff all the time. I do not see anything wrong here.

[–] IllNess@infosec.pub 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We have Meet, Voice, and Messages.

Welcome to Google Messages Meet Voice. All the messaging apps combined in to one!

[–] IllNess@infosec.pub 13 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Note Google fired more than 12,000 people in the last two years.

[–] IllNess@infosec.pub 2 points 1 week ago

If you don't care about the newest Android features, it doesn't matter much.

As for security, this is just my habit, but I don't trust my banking apps on phones that don't have the latest security update. I also won't put anything important in it like work stuff.

I have older phones and they work fine without updates. I still use my stock Pixel 2, which is 7 years old and didn't have updates for 4 years, for browsing and gaming.

[–] IllNess@infosec.pub 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I also forgot:

  • Motion smoothness (60 Hz, 120 Hz)

I'm sure there are more I'm forgetting.

If you have any questions about Modes and Routines that you can't find the answer to online, let me know. I'll test it out on my S24+.

[–] IllNess@infosec.pub 6 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Black Friday and the Holiday season is coming up. You might be able to get as s24 for a little bit more but this does take patience.

The upgrade for the s23 to the s24 isn't really that great hardware wise but if OS updates and security updates matter to you, the s23's security updates stops in 3 years while the s24 stops in 6 years. Note, the phone will still work after that time but it just won't get updates anymore. To me that's worth an extra couple hundred bucks. I don't like switching phones.

Both phones have extra dim. They also both have a bunch of other visual features too. I'll list them out:

  • Extra dim
  • High contrast fonts
  • Color inversion
  • Color filter
  • Color correction
  • Adaptive brightness
  • Dark or light mode
  • Eye comfort shield
  • Adaptive color tone
  • Natural and Vivid screen modes
  • Adjustable font size and style
  • Screen resolution (1560x720, 2340x1080, 3120x1440)

On top of these, you can set Modes and Routines if you want to have a different set of settings so you don't have to fumble through all the setting again. Like let's say you want Light mode, change the brightness, screen resolution and change the font size. You can set that to one custom Mode.

 

The threat actors use a variety of distribution channels, including malvertising, spearphishing, and brand impersonation in online gaming, cryptocurrency, and software, to spread 50 malware payloads, including AMOS, Stealc, and Rhadamanthys.

Victims are lured into downloading malicious software by interacting with what they are tricked into believing are legitimate job opportunities or project collaborations.

On Windows, HijackLoader is used for delivering Stealc, a general-purpose lightweight info-stealer designed to collect data from browsers and crypto wallet apps, or Rhadamanthys, a more specialized stealer that targets a broad range of applications and data types.

When the target uses macOS, Marko Polo deploys Atomic ('AMOS'). This stealer launched in mid-2023, rented to cybercriminals for $1,000/month, allowing them to snatch various data stored in web browsers.

 

Transport for London, the city's public transportation agency, revealed today that its staff has limited access to systems and email due to measures implemented in response to a Sunday cyberattack.

 

"After an initial chat conversation, the attacker sent a ZIP file that contained COVERTCATCH malware disguised as a Python coding challenge," researchers Robert Wallace, Blas Kojusner, and Joseph Dobson said.

The malware functions as a launchpad to compromise the target's macOS system by downloading a second-stage payload that establishes persistence via Launch Agents and Launch Daemons.

 

American car rental giant Avis disclosed a data breach after attackers breached one of its business applications last month and stole customer personal information.

 

Tracked as CVE-2024-45195 and discovered by Rapid7 security researchers, this remote code execution flaw is caused by a forced browsing weakness that exposes restricted paths to unauthenticated direct request attacks.

 

The malvertising activity, observed in June 2024, is a departure from previously observed tactics wherein the malware has been propagated via traditional phishing emails, Unit 42 researchers Mark Lim and Tom Marsden said.

Definitions:

Malvertising - Internet advertising whose real intention is to deliver malware to the PC when the ad is clicked.

-wordnik

 

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reported a massive increase in losses to Bitcoin ATM scams, nearly ten times the amount from 2020 and reaching over $110 million in 2023.

Bitcoin ATMs are typically located in convenience stores, gas stations, and other busy areas, but instead of dispensing cash like the traditional ATMs they resemble, they allow you to buy and sell cryptocurrency.

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