Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Updates abound 4/7/2020

iOS 13.4.1  iPadOS 13.4.1  MacOS beta updates (two in 2 days)
macOS Catalina 10.15.4 Supplemental update
Chrome, Brave, Vivaldi, Firefox, Safari, Tor, tutanota all have updates today or recently

New information today 4/8/2020:
Most browsers has similar or related vulnerabilities that allow a remote attacker to take control of video cameras, microphones, GPS data, and/or stored passwords. Some botnets see attempts to find digital wallets or key chain data.

 Evidence via researchers show an increase in attack attempts. Compromises are triggered by visiting malicious web sites OR valid sites hosting malicious ads.

Use in browser methods to check the version of any/all browsers, update, and do not forget browsers on smartphones, tablets, and home devices.

I will cover this in more detail later. I would advise visiting whatismybrowser.com with any/all of your browsers, note the detail, and take the actions to increase safer browsing.

Our current situation increases the motivation for by browser attacks. Covid-19 health tips, stimulus checks, unemployment, job seeking sites, economy, etc. We're more apt to visit sites like these and many more - grocery delivery, ...

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