Checklist 415 - Voice Clones and Paper Problems, Revisited
Release Date: 03/14/2025
Checklist 440 - Latest iPhones Target Serious Spyware
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Longterm and short-term security work from Apple on this week’s Checklist. First, the company’s warning individuals in France of potential spyware attacks. We’ll look at what they’re looking for and advice for staying safe. Plus - the iPhones Apple announced this week are bringing a new memory safety feature. We'll familiarize ourselves with Memory Integrity Enforcement on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show notes: And get in touch with us:
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Checklist 439 - NV Update and Multi-Extortion Attacks
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You’ve heard of single extortion and double extortion ransomware attacks - but the number goes higher. Do you know how high? You will after this week’s show. Plus - checking in on the state of the State of Nevada - because we just can’t help ourselves! It’s all ahead on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show notes: And get in touch with us:
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Checklist 438 - Nevada Does a Great St. Paul Impression
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What do the city of St. Paul and the state of Nevada have in common? Both have fallen victim to ransomware attacks. Of course - states are bigger than cities and the Silver State's headaches seem much bigger than St. Paul’s. We’ll look at what’s happened, what’s affected, and how things are now on this edition of The Checklist brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show notes: And get in touch with us:
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Checklist 437 - Wrong Numbers from A.I.
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LLMs are great at answering questions - even if they don’t know the answers. Throw in bad guys forcing in the wrong answers, and you’ve got a new front in the scammer wars. We’ll talk prompt injection attacks today plus this week’s security updates from Apple on this edition of The Checklist brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show notes: And get in touch with us:
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Checklist 436 - Operation Secure St. Paul
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It’s week three of the Saint Paul cyberattack. There’s a known culprit now, and an operation underway to secure the city’s information infrastructure. All of that plus mitigation tips everyone can use on this edition of The Checklist brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show notes: And get in touch with us:
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Checklist 435 - Preying on St. Paul and Wi-Fi Indicators
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Apple’s making a very slight change to the Wi-Fi picker in iOS and iPadOS 26 that should make it easier to spot secure versus open wi-fi networks. We’ll look into it. First though, we’ll check in on the Saint Paul cyberattack, as well as the other cyberattack in the other Saint Paul. It’s all ahead on this edition of The Checklist brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show notes: And get in touch with us:
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Checklist 434 - OS Updates and City Under Cyberattack
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Last week, we talked about moves Apple’s making to fight smishing. Now some political types are fighting against that fight. We’ll tell you more. Plus - Apple updated all of its current operating systems earlier this week. We’ll fill you in. We start though in Saint Paul, Minnesota - a city under cyberattack. It’s all ahead on this edition of The Checklist brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show notes: And get in touch with us:
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Checklist 433 - Passwords, 2FA, and Smishing
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It wasn’t just a bad password that brought down a 158-year-old company, but the password didn’t help. We’ll talk about the fate of a British trucking concern and the lessons we can learn from it. Plus - Apple’s got tools to fight smishing coming in the OS 26 updates. We’ll familiarize ourselves with those on this edition of The Checklist brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show notes: And get in touch with us:
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Checklist 432 - Healthcare Files and Healthcare Phishing
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The FBI has issued a warning - phishing with a medical theme is on the rise. The problem is healthcare providers keep losing client info and sending out warnings. What is a patient to do? We’ll talk it over on this edition of The Checklist brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show notes: And get in touch with us:
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Checklist 431 - Hacking the Mickey D’s Hiring Bot
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We’re looking today at how a fake McDonald’s led security researchers to real sensitive info on 64 million real people. It’s a lesson on how NOT to do it. Then, is it smart to buy smart devices? As Belkin prepares to kill support for most of its Wemo line, we’ll revisit the topic. That’s all on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac. Check out our show notes: And get in touch with us:
info_outlineWe’re catching up on the Lee Enterprises issue. Roughly 70 U.S. newspapers were under cyberattack - we’ll see how they’re doing now. Plus - Consumer Reports has looked into voice cloning scams and they’ve got good news… for people running the scams. We’ll talk about staying guarded on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac.
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