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Update your Mac: Screen Share vulnerability gives attackers full control of your computer
Look Up Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Say More Safety Net Creator Hub Versus Gift Ideas For Everyone On Your List Mashable Selects Switch Off Trending Now In My Bag VidCon with Mashable All Series Apple's latest macOS update consists of a single patch to deal with a critical exploit. Apple has released a critical security update for macOS that patches a Screen Share-related vulnerability. Mac users, if you haven't updated your MacBook or desktop Mac computer in the last week or so, install that latest update now. The most recent Mac update from Apple includes a patch for a major vulnerability that could allow an attacker to take over a targeted Mac. The exploit involves an authentication bug in Mac's Screen Share functionality, Ars Technica reported .
This hidden Windows 11 setting runs Defender scans you missed
When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. If your PC is off during a scheduled Windows Security scan, it'll get skipped. Use this simple registry tweak to force scans afterwards. Windows Security and its Defender antivirus component carries out quick scans and full scans of the files on your computer at regular, scheduled intervals. However, if the computer is switched off at the scheduled time, the virus scan will not take place.
This Google Play Store trick saved me over 100 on the Pixel 11 Pro XL - here's how
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Iraqi Kurdish PM Barzani's office targeted in drone attack
Iraqi Kurdish PM Barzani's office targeted in drone attack The office of the prime minister of Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has been targeted in a drone attack, the region's security agency said, adding that there were no reports of casualties. The statement said the home of the head of the semi-autonomous Iraqi region's security and intelligence agency had also been targeted by drones early on Monday. "Two Hadid-110 drones targeted the private office of the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government and the residence of the Security Directorate", the Kurdistan Counter-Terrorism Service said in a statement cited by Iraq's state news agency. The statement confirmed that no casualties were reported. In a post on X, KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani condemned the attack as "illegitimate and unacceptable".
'The Odyssey' streaming scam could steal your bank info
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Are AdultFriendFinder's messaging tools actually safe for swapping nudes?
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There's a New Link Between Gut Health and Alzheimer's Disease
Researchers found that a metabolite produced by gut bacteria can weaken the barrier that protects the brain and promote changes associated with the cognitive disease. For years, scientists have known that the gut microbiome of people with Alzheimer's differs from that of healthy people. What remains unclear is whether these differences are a consequence of the disease, contribute to it, or simply accompany it. It is possible that part of the puzzle lies not in the gut bacteria themselves but in the molecules they produce, which end up circulating throughout the body. A team of scientists believes it has found one such molecule.