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iPhone 17 Boosts Crypto Security With Memory Protections

iPhone 17 Boosts Crypto Security With Memory Protections

Apple’s latest iPhone 17 introduces a new layer of defense for crypto users with hardware-level memory protections that aim to prevent common attack vectors used to hijack signing operations. At the core of this upgrade is Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE), a feature enabled by default that uses Enhanced Memory Tagging Extension (EMTE)-style memory tagging to detect and block dangerous memory …

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Coach: ‘Very stupid’ security guard asked for picture with Khabib Nurmagomedov after viral removal from plane

Coach: ‘Very stupid’ security guard asked for picture with Khabib Nurmagomedov after viral removal from plane

Khabib Nurmagomedov’s longtime coach is shedding new light on the viral plane incident that saw Nurmagomedov removed from a flight in January. In the viral clip, Nurmagomedov — who is sitting in an exit row — is being asked to change seats. The former UFC lightweight champ refused, and the flight attendant went on to tell him that a supervisor …

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Former WhatsApp security boss in lawsuit likens Meta’s culture to a “cult”

Former WhatsApp security boss in lawsuit likens Meta’s culture to a “cult”

The letter outlined not only the improper access engineers had to WhatsApp user data, but a variety of other shortcomings, including a “failure to inventory user data,” as required under privacy laws in California, the European Union, and the FTC settlement, failure to locate data storage, an absence of systems for monitoring user data access, and an inability to detect …

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Federal government will quit sending paper checks for Social Security beneficiaries starting at the end of September

Federal government will quit sending paper checks for Social Security beneficiaries starting at the end of September

If you are a Social Security recipient who still receives a paper check, get ready for a big change. Earlier this year, President Donald Trump issued an executive order mandating that the federal government stop issuing paper checks. The order covers all agencies – the Internal Revenue Service, Education Department, Department of Veterans Affairs and the Social Security Administration. It …

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L.A.P.D. Stops Security Services for Kamala Harris – The New York Times

L.A.P.D. Stops Security Services for Kamala Harris  The New York Times Los Angeles police stop providing protection for Kamala Harris days after Trump rescinded Secret Service  ABC7 Los Angeles LAPD ends protection of former Vice President Kamala Harris amid criticism over diverting cops, sources say  Los Angeles Times Kamala Harris provided LAPD, CHP detail after Trump revokes Secret Service protection  CBS News LAPD no …

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This Week In Security: DNS Oops, Novel C2s, And The Scam Becomes Real

This Week In Security: DNS Oops, Novel C2s, And The Scam Becomes Real

Something rather significant happened on the Internet back in May, and it seems that someone only noticed it on September 3rd. [Youfu Zhang] dropped a note on one of the Mozilla security mailing lists, pointing out that there was a certificate issued by Fina for 1.1.1.1. That IP address may sound familiar, and you may have questions. First off, yes, …

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Homeland security: 475 people detained at immigration raid in Georgia

Homeland security: 475 people detained at immigration raid in Georgia

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Immigration authorities said Friday they detained 475 people, most of them South Korean nationals, when hundreds of federal agents raided the sprawling manufacturing site in Georgia where Korean automaker Hyundai makes electric vehicles. Steven Schrank, the lead Georgia agent of Homeland Security Investigations, said during a news conference Friday that the raid resulted from a monthslong …

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