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ELECTRONICS 
July 25, 2018 New Bluetooth Bug With Remote Access Vulnerabilities Surfaces, Fix Deployed
HIGHLIGHTS The bug has affected both Bluetooth and Bluetooth LE’s standards Drivers from Apple, Broadcom, Intel, and Qualcomm have been affected Software and firmware updates will roll out in the coming weeks A new cryptographic bug has come to light that is claimed to affect the Bluetooth implementations of multiple operating system drivers manufactured by big corporations […]
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COMPUTERS 
October 6, 2017 macOS High Sierra Supplemental Update Addresses Disk Utility, Keychain Vulnerabilities
HIGHLIGHTS Apple has released a supplemental update to macOS High Sierra It’s the first update since Apple releases macOS High Sierra last month The update addresses two security vulnerabilities Apple has released a supplemental update to macOS High Sierra 10.13 to address a software vulnerability in Disk Utility tool that was revealing the passwords of […]
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ALL DEALS 
September 3, 2016 MirrorLink Car Smartphone Network Has Vulnerabilities, Claim Researchers
MirrorLink Car Smartphone Network Has Vulnerabilities, Claim Researchers A system of rules that allow vehicles to communicate with smartphones may be vulnerable to hacking, a new study suggests. Many of today’s automobiles leave the factory with secret passengers: prototype software features that are disabled but that can be unlocked by clever drivers, researchers said. In […]
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COMPUTERS 
April 15, 2016 Apple Buys Security Firm LegbaCore That Exposed Vulnerabilities in OS X
Apple has acquired LegbaCore, a security firm that has in the past pointed out vulnerabilities in its firmware. The Cupertino-based company quietly made the acquisition last year. As part of the buyout, which was revealed by security researcher Trammell Hudson in a presentation back last month (via MacRumors), Xeno Kovah and Corey Kallenberg, two researchers […]
