iOS 17.3: What Is Stolen Device Protection on iPhone?

Your iPhone carries a lot of essential information that you probably don’t want to fall into the wrong hands. So, it’s needless to say that your device getting lost or stolen can be a huge problem. Although Apple already has multiple security features you can enjoy, another is now available for your device: Stolen Device […]

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Apple releases iOS 17.3 with Stolen Device Protection

Today Apple has released iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3 to supported devices. As always with Apple mobile OS updates, these should already be available to everyone who wants them – no staggered shenanigans here like over in Google-land. The new iOS update brings with it the new Stolen Device Protection feature. This feature brings an […]

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Apple Releases iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3 With Stolen Device Protection, Collaborative Apple Music Playlists and More

Apple today released iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3, the third major updates to the iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 operating system updates that initially came out in September 2023. The software comes more than a month after Apple released iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2 with the Journal app. iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3 can be […]

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Apple Seeds Third Public Beta of iOS 17.3 With Stolen Device Protection

Apple today seeded the third betas of upcoming iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3 updates to public beta testers, allowing non-developers to test the software ahead of its release. The second public iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3 betas come almost a month after Apple released the first betas. Note that while Apple is calling these the […]

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Apple Seeds First Public Beta of iOS 17.3 With Stolen Device Protection

Apple today seeded the first betas of upcoming iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3 updates to public beta testers, allowing non-developers to test the software ahead of its release. The public iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3 betas come two days after Apple released the betas for developers. Public beta testers can get the beta by opening […]

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iOS 17.3 Beta Adds New Stolen Device Protection Feature to iPhone

The first iOS 17.3 beta rolling out to developers today includes a new “Stolen Device Protection” feature that is designed to add an additional layer of security in the event someone has stolen your iPhone and also obtained the device’s passcode. Earlier this year, The Wall Street Journal‘s Joanna Stern and Nicole Nguyen reported about […]

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This fake ledger app on the Microsoft Store may have stolen over half a million dollars worth of crypto

What you need to know A crypto investigator named @ZachXBT posted about the fake ledger app. The app was named Ledger Live Web3. The app was sending the Bitcoin to the scammer’s wallet. The scammer made away with at least 16.8 BTC or $588,000. @ZachXBT just replied under the initial tweet saying Microsoft has removed […]

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Microsoft explains that Chinese hackers leveraged a stolen signing key from a Windows crash dump to compromise US government accounts

What you need to know Microsoft has been under scrutiny by a cybersecurity advisory panel following the breach of multiple accounts belonging to US government officials.  The company has now revealed that the hacker group, Storm-0558, was able to access these accounts via a signing key from a Windows crash dump.  Microsoft states that the breach […]

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New Hampshire Man Pleads Guilty to Taking Huge Bribe to Ship $2M Worth of Stolen Apple Products

New Hampshire resident Guangwei “William” Wu recently pled guilty to transporting stolen Apple property valued at $2 million, according to the United States Attorney’s Office in the District of New Hampshire. Wu owned the Hai Xing Qiao shipping company in Manchester, New Hampshire. In the fall of 2022, a Hong Kong-based company purchased a range […]

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T-Mobile reveals 37 million accounts got their data stolen by a hacker

T-Mobile experienced a second breach in security in less than 18 months. The carrier revealed that a hacker stole data, including names, birth dates, and phone numbers, from 37 million customer accounts. The “bad actor” was initially found to obtain data on January 5, and the carrier plugged the hole with help from outside cybersecurity […]

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Samsung Repair Mode ensures your data isn’t stolen during phone repair

You’ll obviously have some anxiety about the security of your data if you leave your smartphone at a repair center for a couple of days. The Korean juggernaut has come up with an innovative answer to this problem. Samsung has announced that it’s adding a crucial feature to its devices in South Korea called Repair […]

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Google Assistant now helps you change stolen passwords on your phone

Even though Bixby is Samsung’s own virtual personal assistant, your Galaxy phone still features Google Assistant. All Android phones have access to the many useful features that Google Assistant provides. A new feature has gone live which will go a long way in protecting your privacy online. Google Assistant is now capable of helping you […]

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Sony might have stolen a big camera order from Samsung

Samsung’s camera business may have lost a big order to one of its fiercest rivals, i.e., Sony. According to new reports, Xiaomi may have switched from a Samsung-made sensor to a Sony Exmor primary camera for its latest flagship phone. Xiaomi is one of the more popular Android smartphone brands out there, so its success […]

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Stolen NVIDIA data is being used to bypass Windows security

The ongoing drama surrounding the NVIDIA hack by Lapsus$ has another chapter, and it’s putting computers at risk. The ransomware group known as Lapsus$ hacked NVIDIA in February 2022. The group threatened to leak the stolen information if NVIDIA did not meet demands to remove mining limitations from its RTX 30 series graphics cards. The […]

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Samsung confirms hack, some Galaxy source code was stolen

Samsung has confirmed that it was hacked last week, a breach in which internal company data and source code for software for the Galaxy smartphones were stolen. The company assures that no personal data was leaked (not for employees and not for customers) and that measures have been taken to prevent further breaches. Samsung did […]

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