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Former NSA employee shows how any MacBook's webcam and microphone can be hacked | #Apple #CyberSecurity

From www.ibtimes.co.uk - October 7, 2016 8:36 AM
Apple's MacBook – considered to be one of the safest laptops out there – is not entirely hack proof, a former NSA employee has revealed. Patrick Wardle, a former NSA staffer has demonstrated how any webcam or microphone of a Mac device can be taken over.

Wardle, who is currently working on the R&D for security intelligence firm Synack, created an OS X malware sample to show how hackers can monitor your Mac and anytime a video session is on, the malware records the audio and video automatically.

 

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Apple's MacBook – considered to be one of the safest laptops out there – is not entirely hack proof, a former NSA employee has revealed. Patrick Wardle, a former NSA staffer has demonstrated how any webcam or microphone of a Mac device can be taken over.

Wardle, who is currently working on the R&D for security intelligence firm Synack, created an OS X malware sample to show how hackers can monitor your Mac and anytime a video session is on, the malware records the audio and video automatically.

 

Learn more / En savoir plus / Mehr erfahren:

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security/?tag=webcam

 

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Can Apple read your iMessages? Ars deciphers “end-to-end” crypto claims

Can Apple read your iMessages? Ars deciphers “end-to-end” crypto claims | Apple, Mac, MacOS, iOS4, iPad, iPhone and (in)security... | Scoop.it
From arstechnica.com - June 26, 2013 5:42 PM
"Black-box" testing uncovers several ways the NSA could tap the popular service.

 

As Soghoian and other critics admit, the end-to-end encryption included with iMessage may make it impossible for Apple to decrypt conversations, at least in some circumstances. But in the absence of key details that Apple has steadfastly declined to provide, customers who are especially concerned about their privacy would do well to assume otherwise.

 

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As Soghoian and other critics admit, the end-to-end encryption included with iMessage may make it impossible for Apple to decrypt conversations, at least in some circumstances. But in the absence of key details that Apple has steadfastly declined to provide, customers who are especially concerned about their privacy would do well to assume otherwise.

 

                         ===> Nobody Is Perfect!!! <===

 

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As Soghoian and other critics admit, the end-to-end encryption included with iMessage may make it impossible for Apple to decrypt conversations, at least in some circumstances. But in the absence of key details that Apple has steadfastly declined to provide, customers who are especially concerned about their privacy would do well to assume otherwise.


                         ===> Nobody Is Perfect!!! <===


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- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security
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As Soghoian and other critics admit, the end-to-end encryption included with iMessage may make it impossible for Apple to decrypt conversations, at least in some circumstances. But in the absence of key details that Apple has steadfastly declined to provide, customers who are especially concerned about their privacy would do well to assume otherwise.

 

                         ===> Nobody Is Perfect!!! <===

 

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- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security

 
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NSA: Steve Jobs was ‘Big Brother,’ iPhone users ‘zombies,’: report | SmartPlanet

NSA: Steve Jobs was ‘Big Brother,’ iPhone users ‘zombies,’: report | SmartPlanet | Apple, Mac, MacOS, iOS4, iPad, iPhone and (in)security... | Scoop.it
From www.smartplanet.com - September 10, 2013 8:46 AM
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance scandal keeps reaching new heights, and now a new set of leaked documents hits out at consumers t
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How To Harden Up Your Mac, Courtesy of the NSA | Cult of Mac

How To Harden Up Your Mac, Courtesy of the NSA | Cult of Mac | Apple, Mac, MacOS, iOS4, iPad, iPhone and (in)security... | Scoop.it
From www.cultofmac.com - May 29, 2011 2:57 PM
Amid all the talk of malware scares for Mac users recently, here’s a useful guide to Mac security basics, from the NSA of all people.


A PDF titled “Hardening tips for OS X Snow Leopard”, the file is free for anyone to grab. Here it is (direct PDF link).

It spells out a lot of simple steps you can take to “harden up” your Mac from security threats. Following them all won’t guarantee that your Mac is safe from every threat out there, but it will make life harder for the malware merchants.
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