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Review your servers, your patches and your authentication policies – there’s a proof-of-concept out

Researchers claim that supposedly anonymous device analytics information can identify users:

On Twitter, security researchers Tommy Mysk and Talal Haj Bakry have found that Apple’s device analytics data includes an iCloud account and can be linked directly to a specific user, including their name, date of birth, email, and associated information stored on iCloud.

Apple has long claimed otherwise:

On Apple’s device analytics and privacy legal page, the company says no information collected from a device for analytics purposes is traceable back to a specific user. “iPhone Analytics may include details about hardware and operating system specifications, performance statistics, and data about how you use your devices and applications. None of the collected information identifies you personally,” the company claims.

Apple was just sued for tracking iOS users without their consent, even when they explicitly opt out of tracking.

The tech giant said the court’s ruling against the botnet operators set a crucial legal precedent

The majority were from shopping, education, lifestyle, business and medical firms

It leverages extortion without encryption and has cost victims hundreds of thousands of dollars

Fifth of portfolio companies feature “zero tolerance findings”

Researchers also discover two additional new variants

Several of the men diverted funds intended for hospitals

The warning is hosted on a real Facebook page; the phishing uses HTTPS via a real Google server… but the content is all fake