Apple's New MacBook Disconnects Microphone "Physically" When Lid is Closed

The Hacker News Daily Updates 2018 Unisys Security Index Global Report The Unisys Security Index measures concerns of consumers on issues related to national, personal, financial and Internet security around the world. Download Now Sponsored LATEST NEWS Oct 31, 2018 Apple's New MacBook Disconnects Microphone "Physically" When Lid is Closed Apple introduces a new privacy feature for all new MacBooks that "at some extent" will prevent hackers and malicious applications from eavesdropping on your conversations. Apple's custom T2 security chip in the latest MacBooks includes a new hardware feature that physically disconnects the ... Read More New iPhone Passcode Bypass Found Hours After Apple Releases iOS 12.1 It's only been a few hours since Apple releases iOS 12.1 and an iPhone enthusiast has managed to find a passcode bypass hack, once again, that could allow anyone to see all contacts' private information on a locked iPhone. Jose Rodriguez, a Spanish security researcher, contacted The Hacker News ... Read More Windows 10 Bug Let UWP Apps Access All Files Without Users' Consent Microsoft silently patched a bug in its Windows 10 operating system with the October 2018 update (version 1809) that allowed Microsoft Store apps with extensive file system permission to access all files on users' computers without their consent. With Windows 10, Microsoft introduced a common ... Read More Unpatched MS Word Flaw Could Allow Hackers to Infect Your Computer Cybersecurity researchers have revealed an unpatched logical flaw in Microsoft Office 2016 and older versions that could allow an attacker to embed malicious code inside a document file, tricking users into running malware onto their computers. Discovered by researchers at Cymulate, the bug abuses ... Read More Signal Secure Messaging App Now Encrypts Sender's Identity As Well Signal, the popular end-to-end encrypted messaging app, is planning to roll out a new feature that aims to hide the sender's identity from potential attackers trying to intercept the communication. Although messages send via secure messaging services, like Signal, WhatsApp, and Telegram, are fully ... Read More 2018 Unisys Security Index Global Report The Unisys Security Index measures concerns of consumers on issues related to national, personal, financial and Internet security around the world. Download Now Sponsored This email was sent to balvistudio4.raaj@blogger.com. You are receiving this newsletter because you opted-in to receive relevant communications from The Hacker News. To manage your email newsletter preferences, please click here. Contact The Hacker News: info@thehackernews.com Unsubscribe The Hacker News | Pearls Omaxe, Netaji Subash Place, Pitampura, Delhi 110034 India