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Adam Engst 6 December 2024 11 comments Beware Obituary Scam Sites and Fake iPhone Security Warnings. After a TidBITS reader encountered security warnings on an obituary site, Adam Engst investigated: both the site and the warnings were fake, aiming to trick people into downloading system cleaner or VPN apps.
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Nov 11, 2024 · Weekly Issues Adam Engst 16 December 2024 #1736: More Apple Intelligence in December OS updates, ChatGPT integration in Siri, TidBITS membership drive, bootable backups broken
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Dec 16, 2024 · It is time to put 2024 in the rearview mirror with our final email issue of TidBITS for the year. I’ll keep an eye on what’s happening for the rest of the week and continue to participate in TidBITS Talk, but after that, I encourage you to join me in taking a break from the hustle and bustle of the tech world.
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#1735: Obituary scams and fake security warnings, HomeKit …
Dec 6, 2024 · Thanks to a wary TidBITS reader, we can warn you about a new type of scam: fake obituaries that use real names to lure people to malicious websites that display alarming iPhone security warnings. Adam Engst explains what to do if you encounter such a site. Adam also shares his experience replacing a failed heated […]
iOS 18.2.1 and iPadOS 18.2.1 Fix Unspecified Bugs - TidBITS
17 hours ago · Apple has released iOS 18.2.1 and iPadOS 18.2.1 with “important bug fixes” that are apparently not important enough to describe. Unusually, there are no security-related fixes, so these bug fixes presumably address functional issues introduced in 18.2.. Although various problems have been reported in the Apple Support Community and Reddit, they don’t seem to …
Do You Use It? What’s Your Backup Strategy - TidBITS
13 hours ago · The ongoing fuss surrounding the bug in Apple’s asr tool that is breaking bootable backups made with Carbon Copy Cloner, ChronoSync, and SuperDuper caused me to revisit my backup recommendations (see “It’s Time to Move On from Bootable Backups,” 23 December 2024).. My preferred backup strategy includes versioned backups (such as with Arq, Carbon Copy Cloner, or Time Machine), Internet ...
Do You Use It? What’s Your Backup Strategy
1 day ago · The ongoing fuss surrounding the bug in Apple’s asr tool that is breaking bootable backups made with Carbon Copy Cloner, ChronoSync, and SuperDuper caused me to revisit my backup recommendations (see “It’s Time to Move On from Bootable Backups,” 23 December 2024). My preferred backup strategy includes versioned backups (such as with Arq, Carbon Copy Cloner, or Time Machine), Internet ...