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  Netflix Suspended Account Scam Being Used By Hackers to Steal User Information in Several Countries

  Hackers are using a phishing scam to target Netflix account users, telling them that their account has been suspended, in order to prompt them to visit a maliciously crafted website. This website steals their Netflix password and banking information, which is then sold on the dark web. Here's how you can keep your Netflix login and password, as wel...

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  Google Chrome for Android Testing Identity Check Feature for Password Manager Outside Trusted Locations: Report

  Google Chrome for Android is testing a new feature that might add a layer of security when it comes to password autofill outside trusted locations, as per a report. The feature is dubbed Identity Check which Google announced last week and is said to necessitate biometric authentication before auto-filling passwords via the Google Password Manager.

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  iOS 18.1 Release Candidate for Beta Testers Brings Hearing Aid Functionality to AirPods Pro 2

  iOS 18.1 Release Candidate (RC) was rolled out by Apple to registered developer and public testers in beta on Monday. The update’s feature set remains largely similar to the previous iOS 18.1 beta versions, bringing improved home and lock screen customisation, a new Control Centre with more options, an enhanced Photos app, and a new Passwords app...

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  FIDO Alliance Seeks to Increase Passkeys Adoption With Draft Secure Credential Exchange Specifications

  Passkeys could soon become easier to use across various platforms, thanks to new draft specifications published by the FIDO Alliance. Google, Apple, Microsoft, and password management apps like Dashlane and Bitwarden could allow users to export and import passkeys and passwords securely.

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  Google Chrome Passkey Support Gets an Improvement Allowing Users to Sync Across Devices

  Google Chrome is getting a new update that will make it easier for users to sign into their Google Accounts across devices. On Thursday, the Mountain View-based tech giant introduced an update which allows users to add the Google Password Manager PIN on multiple operating systems such as Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android. This means users can now ...

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  WWDC 2024: Apple Unveils macOS Sequoia With Support for iPhone Mirroring, Passwords App

  Apple macOS 15 was unveiled by the company as the successor to macOS Sonoma, at the company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference, WWDC 2024. According to Apple, the next version of its desktop operating system, macOS 15, will introduce new features including iPhone Mirroring, a dedicated Passwords app and new features for the Safari browser.

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  Apple to Reportedly Unveil a Passwords App at WWDC 2024 to Keep Track of User Login Credentials

  Apple will reportedly launch a new Passwords app when it hosts the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2024 on June 10. As per the report, the tech giant could introduce its password-saving and tracking platform with the iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15 updates. The app is said to be powered by the iCloud Keychain, the native service that syncs p...

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  Microsoft OneNote App for Apple Vision Pro With Hands-Free Note Taking, Virtual Keyboard Support Launched

  Microsoft OneNote was made available for the Apple Vision Pro on Tuesday. The cloud-based note-taking app will now support Vision Pro’s augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) environments, allowing users an immersive experience. The app will offer both hands-free note-taking by using speech mode and typing through the virtual keyboard an...

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  X Expands Passkey Support on Its iOS App to Users Globally

  X (formerly known as Twitter) expanded its passkey support to iOS users globally on Tuesday. The Elon Musk-owned platform introduced passkeys as an alternative to traditional passwords in January. But at the time, it was only available on its iOS app for users in the US. Now, three months after its launch, the social media platform has extended it ...

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  Google Chrome for Android Reportedly Adds Support for Third-Party Password Managers

  Google Chrome for Android is reportedly adding support for third-party password managers. The browser currently only supports password autofill from Google Password Manager, its native service. As a result, Android users who prefer and use other password managers cannot use the app’s saved data to log into their accounts on the browser. It appear...

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  X Reportedly Working to Bring Passkey Support to Its Android App

  X (formerly known as Twitter) might soon bring passkey support to its Android app, as per a report. The social media platform introduced passkeys, which is an alternative method to log into user accounts without requiring passwords, on iOS devices in January, and now it might soon be available to Android users as well.

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  Google Responds to Detection of Session Token Malware Capable of Hijacking Accounts: Report

  Malware creators are using a zero-day exploit to access users' Google accounts via malicious code used to exfiltrate sessions tokens, according to security researchers. The exploit also allows malicious users to regenerate an authentication cookie to log in to a user's account, even after a password change.

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  Hackers Bypass Apple's Checks to Deliver Malicious Keyboards Used to Spy on Users: Report

  iPhone can reportedly be targeted by third-party keyboards created by hackers to bypass Apple's stringent security checks and spy on user activity. These third-party keyboards are installed via Apple's TestFlight platform to discreetly spy on a user and collect their sent messages, passwords, browsing history, bank credentials, and any other text e...

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  Nothing Fixed CMF Watch App Vulnerability That Could Expose Email Addresses, Passwords: Report

  Nothing has partially fixed a security vulnerability that affected the CMF Watch app on Android phones that was related to the encryption of user information. The vulnerability could also expose email addresses and passwords used to sign up for an account — these issues have come to light weeks after Nothing Chats was pulled from the Play Store a...

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  Fake Google Chrome, Safari Updates Infecting Mac Computers With AMOS Malware

  Google Chrome and Safari fake updates for macOS are now infecting Mac computers with the nefarious Atomic Stealer malware, also known as AMOS. As part of a social engineering campaign called ClearFake that impersonates Google and Apple's websites, the AMOS malware is installed on users computers and steals passwords and private files stored on macO...