With the colossal amount of telephone scamming these days, you’d be hard-pressed to find a phone owner anywhere on the planet who hasn’t been a scammer’s target at least once. But like all forms of cold calling, phone scams are resource-intensive and highly inefficient. Therefore, some scammers try to optimize the process by getting potential victims to call them. One tool they … [Read more...] about Spam mail with scammers’ phone numbers
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New Study Warns of Security Threats Linked to Recycled Phone Numbers
A new academic study has highlighted a number of privacy and security pitfalls associated with recycling mobile phone numbers that could be abused to stage a variety of exploits, including account takeovers, conduct phishing and spam attacks, and even prevent victims from signing up for online services. Nearly 66% of the recycled numbers that were sampled were found to be tied … [Read more...] about New Study Warns of Security Threats Linked to Recycled Phone Numbers
533 Million Facebook Users’ Phone Numbers and Personal Data Leaked Online
In what's likely to be a goldmine for bad actors, personal information associated with approximately 533 million Facebook users worldwide has been leaked on a popular cybercrime forum for free—which was harvested by hackers in 2019 using a Facebook vulnerability. The leaked data includes full names, Facebook IDs, mobile numbers, locations, email addresses, gender, occupation, … [Read more...] about 533 Million Facebook Users’ Phone Numbers and Personal Data Leaked Online
Apple Previews Major Update with macOS Sierra
Use Siri on the Mac, Access Your Desktop from Anywhere, Copy and Paste Between Devices & Rediscover Favorite Memories in Photos Apple today previewed macOS Sierra, a major update to the world’s most advanced desktop operating system, with new features that make the Mac smarter and more helpful than ever. Siri is now on the Mac with brand-new capabilities to help … [Read more...] about Apple Previews Major Update with macOS Sierra
iWork for iCloud Exits Beta and Gains New Features
Apple has updated its iWork suite of applications for iCloud, removing the beta tag and adding new features. The iWork for iCloud suite lets you create and edit documents, presentations, and spreadsheets from a web browser. … [Read more...] about iWork for iCloud Exits Beta and Gains New Features
Apple Opens Up ‘iWork for iCloud’ to Everyone, No Apple Device Required
After beta testing period, Apple's iCloud.com website has been updated to make its iWork suite of apps accessible to all users, even those without an Apple device. … [Read more...] about Apple Opens Up ‘iWork for iCloud’ to Everyone, No Apple Device Required
iWork Apps for iOS and OS X Updated with Bug Fixes and Stability Improvements
Apple has released a set of maintenance updates for its iWork applications on both iOS and OS X today. Overall, there's not much to report other than the usual stability improvements and bug fixes. … [Read more...] about iWork Apps for iOS and OS X Updated with Bug Fixes and Stability Improvements
Apple Updates iWork for iCloud With Flat iOS 7 Style Design
Apple has updated its iWork for iCloud apps with a flat iOS 7 style design. Both the template chooser and library feature the flat design; however, the editor has yet to be updated. In addition to the new look, Pages, Numbers, and Keynote received some new features. … [Read more...] about Apple Updates iWork for iCloud With Flat iOS 7 Style Design
Apple Announces It Will Reintroduce Missing Features to iWork for Mac
Apple has announced that it plans to reintroduce some of the features dropped from iWork for Mac. The Pages, Numbers, and Keynote applications were recently rewritten from the ground up to be fully 64-bit and to support a unified file format between OS X and iOS 7 versions, as well as iWork for iCloud beta. However, in the process of updating the applications, numerous … [Read more...] about Apple Announces It Will Reintroduce Missing Features to iWork for Mac
Apple Offering iTunes Credit to New Customers Who Purchased iWork, iPhoto or iMovie After September 1
During its September iPhone media event, Apple announced that anyone who purchased an eligible new iOS device after September 1 would be able to download iPhoto, iMovie, and the iWork suite of apps (Keynote, Pages, and Numbers) for free. Apple today began sending out emails with iTunes credits to users who purchased both new iOS devices and one or more of the now-free iOS … [Read more...] about Apple Offering iTunes Credit to New Customers Who Purchased iWork, iPhoto or iMovie After September 1