The Brave Browser Extends Its Payouts to iOS
Credit to Author: Klint Finley| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 16:00:00 +0000
Nearly four years after Brave proposed paying users to surf the web, that vision is finally coming to the iPhone.
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Credit to Author: DealPost Team| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 08:27:00 -0800
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Read MorePatch Tuesday arrives with Access error, 1909 in tow, and a promise of no more 'optional' patches this year
Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 07:59:00 -0800
The patches haven’t yet been out for 24 hours and already we’re seeing a lot of activity. Here’s where we stand with the initial wave of problems.
Malicious Software Removal Tool installation error 800B0109
Many early patchers found that the MSRT, KB 890830, kept installing itself over and over again. Poster IndyPilot80 says:
It sits at “Installing: 0%” for a couple minutes then goes away. When I hit “Check for Updates” it shows up again and does the same thing.
Intel Failed to Fix a Hackable Chip Flaw Despite a Year of Warnings
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 17:59:52 +0000
Speculative execution attacks still haunt Intel, long after researchers told the company what to fix.
Read MoreAs 5G Rolls Out, Troubling New Security Flaws Emerge
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 16:30:00 +0000
Researchers have identified 11 new vulnerabilities in 5G—with time running out to fix them.
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Patch Tuesday alert: Make sure Windows Auto Update is temporarily disabled
Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 05:03:00 -0800
For those of you who haven’t patched since May, there’s exceedingly bad news on the horizon. Per Catalin Cimpanu at ZDNet, Metasploit’s working-but-just-barely BlueKeep exploit is about to get a significant bug fix. That’ll put BlueKeep infection capabilities in the hands of mere mortals. The script kiddies won’t be far behind.
If you’re using — or you know someone who’s using — Windows XP, Vista, Win7, Server 2003, Server 2008 or Server 2008 R2, get patched now. The fix is easy. Even Aunt Martha can handle it.
Huge Data Leak Doxes Members of Notorious Neo-Nazi Forum
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2019 19:03:20 +0000
Apple Mail encryption, Ring doorbell Wi-Fi, and more of the week’s top security news.
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