Apple issues Emergency Updates 30-Nov-2023

  Emergency updates:

iOS 17.1.2
iPadOS 17.1.2
macOS Sonoma 14.1.2
Safari 17.1.2

Malicious webpages can exploit vulnerabilities to exploit memory corruption.

 Emergency updates

Emergency Chrome Update 28-Nov-2023

  Emergency Chrome update available today. 

Windows should update to version 119.0.6045.200

Mac and Linux to version 119.0.6045.199

AND browsers based on Chromium engine. Most browsers except Safari and Firefox

Got files/folders on Google Drive? Might want to check.

  Many users are reporting months of files/folders stored on Google Drive have gone missing.

 Google is investigating.

 A synch issue with Google Drive desktop versions 84.0.0.0 thru 84.0.4.0.

 Google warns NOT to disconnect account within Google Drive.

Preserve app data folder:

• Windows: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Google\DriveFS
• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Google/DriveFS 

WARNING Dangerous Popups and Notifications

 Some of us are plagued by pop-ups and notifications. Hackers are increasing their efforts to get victims to click on links, notifications, and pop-ups.

A few recent examples:

These "features" enable web sites to design notifications that appear to come from macOS.

For macOS you can setup to limit these notifications and pop-ups.

MacOS System Settings > Notifications > Application Notifications
Now choose the applications you wish to have notifications.

For Safari Settings > Websites > Notifications and enable or disable the web sites as desired.
Then Safari Settings > Websites > Pop-up Windows and choose websites as desired.

The more real the notification and/or pop-up appears - the more caution should be exercised.

   

ChatGPT and OpenAI API outage November 7 & 8

  The outage of ChatGPT and associated OpenAI API due to a distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS).

 Anonymous Sudan claiming responsibility.
American organization, alleged cooperation with Israel claimed.

Apple Updates available November 7, 2023

 iOS 17.1.1, iPadOS 17.1.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1.1

Vicious Virus NodeStealer spread by fake ads in Facebook

  Facebook ads that appear to come from Meta (Facebook).
Click on one of these ads and the NodeStealer virus is loaded.

 NodeStealer can and will steal passwords and personal information. 
The personal information stolen is increasing in amount as this virus evolves.

 The ads come from business that have had their Facebook accounts hacked and compromised.

 The ads usually say "Photo Album" but your malicious ad may be different.

 This campaign has had a very large scope and successful infection rate.

 Some examples: