Episode 305: NightOwl, Downfall, and LinkedIn Hacks

A banal Mac app to granularly adjust Light Mode and Dark Mode was bought out by a shady company, and enlists Macs in a botnet. A new Intel CPU vulnerability may affect older Macs. And a lot of LinkedIn accounts have been hacked; we offer some suggestions on how to protect your account.

Show Notes:

• Apple Security Update info
• Video of "Join This Apple TV?" iPhone alerts that kept appearing at DEF CON
• Downfall
• This $70 device can spoof an Apple device and trick you into sharing your password
• LinkedIn accounts hacked in widespread hijacking campaign
• August 15 was iMac's 25th birthday
• Did the NightOwl app really join Macs to a botnet army?
• Maker of Chrome extension with 300,000+ users tells of constant pressure to sell out
• Full transcript of this episode

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