“Google is moving Chrome to a more frequent release schedule. The company announced on Thursday it will push future milestone releases that add new features every four weeks. Those updates come about every six weeks at the moment.”
Nearly 40,000 Macs infected by mysterious malware, researchers say
“Mysterious malware — that has not yet engaged in malicious activity — has infected nearly 40,000 Mac devices, according to the cybersecurity firm Red Canary, which first detected the threat.”
How to Add an Expiration Date to Emails in Gmail
“You’ve probably heard of sending disappearing messages in popular messaging apps, but did you know you can also set an expiration date for emails sent through Gmail, making the content within the message inaccessible after the set time? Here’s how it’s done.”
The big mistake that’s getting you more spam emails and texts
“Hearing your phone’s notification sound can trigger a rush of dopamine. “Who’s calling me?” you wonder. It could be a friend, a partner, or even your boss saying you can take the day off.”
Microsoft is seeing a big spike in Web shell use
“Security personnel at Microsoft are seeing a big increase in the use of Web shells, the light-weight programs that hackers install so they can burrow further into compromised websites.”
How to hide your iPhone’s unique name from apps (and why you should)
“Your iPhone has trouble keeping secrets. Thankfully, there’s something you can do about it.”
Microsoft will automatically uninstall the old version of Edge on Windows PCs
“Microsoft Edge replaced Internet Explorer as the default Windows web browser back in 2015. Six years later, Microsoft is rather forcefully replacing that version of Edge with a newer model.”
Apple releases an iCloud password extension for Chrome
“Following a leak last week, Apple has released a Chrome extension for Windows that lets you use passwords stored with iCloud, as spotted by 9to5Google.”
Beware: Malicious Home Depot ad gets top spot in Google Search
“Malicious Google search ads are nothing new, with campaigns for Amazon Prime, PayPal, and eBay seen in the past. As these ads look like legitimate campaigns for the company, including showing their standard URL when you hover over them, it is common for people to be tricked into clicking on them.”
Google warns of ‘novel social engineering method’ used to hack security researchers
“Government-backed hackers based in North Korea are targeting individual security researchers through a number of means including a “novel social engineering method,” Google’s Threat Analysis Group is reporting.”
