Microsoft Shatters Another Record, Patching 973 Vulnerabilities in September
Microsoft patched a record 973 vulnerabilities this September, beating their other records from earlier this year.
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New "Siri Recap" Feature for Apple Watches Can Create Summaries of Your Conversations Throughout the Day, Apple Says
Apple today announced Siri Recap, a new feature in their upcoming Apple Watches that will allow it to generate a summary of conversations you have throughout the day.
Alternate X.com Frontend Nitter Announces it Will Continue Despite the Cease and Desist
Nitter, an alternative frontend for X.com, announced that they "will be back up and running shortly" after a cease and desist from X Corp.
GrapheneOS Will Overhaul Default Apps and Implement a Secure Clipboard
GrapheneOS announced that they are overhauling the default apps into "modern" apps, including RCS support in the messaging app, as well as implementing a secure clipboard feature to stop apps from accessing it without permission.
Signal Android Beta Has Merged Support for Numberless Accounts, Although It's Not Enabled Yet
Signal has merged numberless accounts into the code as a feature in the upcoming Android beta 8.26, although you can't use it yet.
Google Messages Bug Sends Old Texts to Random People
A bug in Google Messages is causing some people's texts from months or years ago to be sent to random people instead.
Pixel 11 Has Hardware MTE Support, "May Still Be Usable" for GrapheneOS
After GrapheneOS previously hit a roadblock porting to the Pixel 11 due to a missing security feature, they found the hardware does have "at least bare minimum support for MTE."
Router Manufacturer Found With Multiple Backdoors in its Products
Researchers at VulnCheck found multiple backdoors in routers from Chinese manufacturer Zbtlink allowing a remote server root access to the router with no authentication.
GrapheneOS Unable to Complete Pixel 11 Port Due to Cut Security Feature
GrapheneOS has completed a partial port to the new Pixel 11 devices, but they say they're unable to complete it due to Google dropping ARM Memory Tagging Extension (MTE) support.
Windows is Testing New Privacy Protections For Apps
Windows is making new app-level permissions such as location, camera, and microphone available to Windows Insiders users.
X.com Sends Privacy Frontend Nitter a Cease and Desist, Permanently Shuts It Down
The popular privacy frontend Nitter has received a cease and desist letter from X Corp demanding a permanent takedown of the project's repository and all instances.
Android Car Head Units Are Getting Hacked Through Their Built-In Updates
Researchers at Securelist discovered a new type of Android malware that infects car infotainment systems without any user interaction using the built-in updater.
Plain English Words Used to Hide Windows Malware
In a currently active malware campaign, hackers are now hiding Windows malware inside lists of plain English words.
Windows Copilot Hacks Itself to Steal Your Data in a Single Click
CoSnitch is a one-click vulnerability discovered by researchers at Varonis Threat Labs and co-discovered by Copilot itself, that allows an attacker to exfiltrate sensitive data using Copilot's access to your computer.
Android Will Allow You to Lock Any App Behind Your Fingerprint or PIN
Android 17 QPR2 Beta 3 adds a native App Lock feature allowing you to lock any app you want behind your biometrics or phone PIN.
Meta Files Patent for Facial Recognition, Automatic Recording of People
Meta filed for a patent that includes a "memory recall" system that appears to detect people via facial recognition and record them automatically, and show you a highlights real later.
Microsoft Making Passkeys the Default for Microsoft Accounts and Phasing Out SMS Authentication
Microsoft says they'll soon stop sending SMS codes for authentication for personal Microsoft accounts and will transition to "passwordless accounts, passkeys, and verified email."
Google Announced the Pixel 11 With Their New Titan M3 "Quantum-Safe" Secure Boot
Google announced its new Pixel 11 series of phones that bring with them a big security boost in the form of the new Titan M3 security chip that supports post-quantum cryptography for secure boot.
Nightmare-Eclipse Releases Yet Another Devastating Windows 0-day Vulnerability
The prolific and controversial security researcher who goes by Nightmare-Eclipse released a ninth 0-day vulnerability that allows an attacker to gain SYSTEM level privileges.
Severe Zoom Vulnerabilities Allow Malicious Meeting Participants to Take Over Your Device
Researchers identified critical vulnerabilities in Zoom that allows a full device takeover with no user interaction, and present on all devices.
Signal is Looking at Adding an Option to Sign Up Without a Phone Number
References in Signal's source code point to a new feature to sign up without giving a phone number, potentially requiring a one-time payment.